Old Bethany Church, also known as Old Bethany Church of Christ and Old Meetinghouse of the Bethany, is a historic Disciples of Christ church located at Main and Church Streets in Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1852, and is a two bay by five bay, brick meeting house-style building on a fieldstone and sandstone foundation. It is the second church building on this site and notable in the Disciples of Christ for its association with Alexander Campbell (1788–1866).[2]
Old Bethany Church | |
 Front and side of the church | |
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| Location | Main and Church Sts., Bethany, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′23″N 80°33′15″W / 40.20639°N 80.55417°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1852 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001932[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ James E. Harding (March 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Bethany Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-213, "Bethany Church of Christ, Main & Church Streets, Bethany, Brooke County, WV", 2 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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