Gormania Presbyterian Church
National Register of Historic Places

Gormania Presbyterian Church

Gormania, Grant County, West Virginia
Listed
September 6, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
05001008

About this property

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 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

Gormania, Grant County, West Virginia
39.29444, -79.34578

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Gormania Presbyterian Church listed on the National Register?

Gormania Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Gormania Presbyterian Church?

Gormania Presbyterian Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Gormania Presbyterian Church is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1888.

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