Tygarts Valley Church | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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Location | U.S. Routes 219/250 Huttonsville, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°43′04″N 79°58′39″W / 38.71773°N 79.9774°W / 38.71773; -79.9774 |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1883 |
Architect | Isaac Pursell; Chenowith, Lemuel |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 86000797 |
Added to NRHP | April 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
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- 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.
- ^ "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.
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Presbyterian churches in West Virginia
- Gothic Revival church buildings in West Virginia
- Churches completed in 1883
- 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
- Churches in Randolph County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Randolph County, West Virginia
- U.S. Route 250