Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, historically known as the Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal Church, now United Methodist, located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was constructed in 1914 and is a nearly square building on a high foundation. It features a high pitched hipped roof with platform and four story square bell tower. It is of late Gothic Revival styling with features common to many American Protestant churches of the early 20th century.[2]
Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church | |
 Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, April 2009 | |
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| Location | 607 Shrewsbury St., Charleston, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°21′6″N 81°37′44″W / 38.35167°N 81.62889°W |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | David Dick; Conker Brothers |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001011 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 05, 1991 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.
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