Gormania Presbyterian Church
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| Location | Mabis Ave., 0.1 mi. S of US 50, Gormania, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′40″N 79°20′46″W / 39.29444°N 79.34611°WCoordinates: 39°17′40″N 79°20′46″W / 39.29444°N 79.34611°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 05001008[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 2005 |
Gormania Presbyterian Church, now known as Gormania United Methodist Church, is a historic Presbyterian church on Mabis Avenue, 0.1 miles south of US 50 in Gormania, Grant County, West Virginia. It was built in 1888, and is a single-story ornate wooden structure in a late form of the Gothic Revival style. It features a corner entrance bell tower and tall spire. A rear addition including three Sunday school rooms was built in 1925. It was occupied by a Presbyterian congregation until the 1980s. In 1994, the Gormania United Methodist Church purchased the building.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Sonny O’Haver, Erin Riebe and Alan Rowe (April 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gormania Presbyterian Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
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