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Old West Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	0.8 mi. S of Kent's Corner, Calais, Vermont
Coordinates	44°21′31″N 72°29′37″W / 44.35861°N 72.49361°W / 44.35861; -72.49361
Area	9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Part of	Kents Corner Historic District (ID73000199)
NRHP reference No.	73000200
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 8, 1973
Designated CP	May 8, 1973

Old West Church is a historic church on Old West Road in the Kents Corner area of Calais, Vermont. Built 1823–25, it is a little-altered example of an early 19th-century rural Vermont church. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Description and history

The Old West Church stands in a rural area of Calais, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) south of the crossroads village of Kents Corner, on the west side of Old West Road. It is a tall single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and stone foundation. A three-stage tower rises above the front facade, with a square first stage housing the belfry, and two octagonal stages of decreasing size. The main facade has a bank of three similar entrances, each flanked by pilasters, and all set under a common entablature and cornice. Sash windows flank this assemblage, and a second level also has three sash windows. The interior has a vestibule with stairs leading to a gallery level on either side, and is otherwise a single large chamber. The gallery extends on three sides, supported by square posts. The pulpit is against the far wall, and the interior is filled with original plain pine box pews.

The church was built in the mid-1820s, in a style that was more common to the late 18th century. The pulpit, originally built at the height of the gallery, was lowered to its present height a few years later. The building has no modern amenities, and is heated by wood stoves installed at the rear in 1831. Its steeple was damaged by lightning in 1953, at which time the weathervane was replaced.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Vermont

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ Chester Liebs (1973). "NRHP nomination for Old West Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 8, 2016. with photos from 1973

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Vermont
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Districts	Barre Downtown Historic District Beck and Beck Granite Shed Currier Park Historic District East Calais Historic District Goddard College Greatwood Campus Kents Corner Historic District Mad River Glen Ski Area Historic District ‡ Mad River Valley Rural Historic District McLaughlin Farm Mill Village Historic District Montpelier Historic District North Calais Village Historic District Plainfield Village Historic District Roxbury Fish Hatchery Vermont State Hospital Historic District Waitsfield Common Historic District Waitsfield Village Historic District Warren Village Historic District Waterbury Village Historic District
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Footnotes	‡ This historic property also has portions in an adjacent county.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Vermont and List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont

• Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
• Buildings and structures in Calais, Vermont
• Churches in Washington County, Vermont
• National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Vermont
• Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Vermont
• 1825 establishments in Vermont
• Churches completed in 1825