Tygarts Valley Church

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]


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′2″N 79°58′41″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1883
ArchitectIsaac Pursell; Chenowith, Lemuel
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.86000797[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1986

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
  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. (PDF). 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)
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