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Tygarts Valley Church

Coordinates: 38°43′04″N 79°58′39″W / 38.71773°N 79.9774°W / 38.71773; -79.9774
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Tygarts Valley Church
Tygarts Valley Church is located in West Virginia
Tygarts Valley Church
Tygarts Valley Church is located in the United States
Tygarts Valley Church
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[1]
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.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[3]

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.[3]

References

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  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. ^ a b c . 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050253/http://wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/randolph/86000797.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-02-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)