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Historic church in West Virginia, United States United States historic place
Tygarts Valley Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationU.S. Routes 219/250
Huttonsville, West Virginia
Coordinates38°43′04″N 79°58′39″W / 38.71773°N 79.9774°W / 38.71773; -79.9774
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1883
ArchitectIsaac Pursell; Chenowith, Lemuel
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.86000797
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1986

Tygarts Valley Church, also known as Tygarts Valley Presbyterian Church, is a Presbyterian church on U.S. Routes 219/250 in Huttonsville, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was built in 1883 in a wooden Gothic Revival architectural style on a sandstone foundation. The church measures 61 by 31 feet (18.6 by 9.4 m) and features a 105-foot-tall (32 m) spire.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

The Philadelphia architectural firm of Isaac Purcell designed the building. Bridge builder Lemuel Chenoweth was responsible for the construction. The colorful windows, are rolled cathedral glass, imported from Scotland.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. William T. Wright (January 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tygarts Valley Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tygarts Valley Church" (PDF). 2016-03-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
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