Ruble Church
National Register of Historic Places

Ruble Church

Burning Springs, Wirt County, West Virginia
Listed
April 8, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
82004332

About this property

Ruble Church is a historic church at the junction of CR 34/1 and 34/2 in Burning Springs, Wirt County, West Virginia. It was built in 1854, and is a one-story, rectangular, gable-roofed log structure measuring 15 feet (4.6 m) by 25 feet (7.6 m). Also on the property is the church cemetery, in which the oldest graves are dated to 1857–1858.

Location

Burning Springs, Wirt County, West Virginia
39.00212, -81.30795

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 82004332. It was listed on April 8, 1982.

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Wirt County Courthouse
Civil War
6.3 mi
Kanawha Hotel
Civil War
6.3 mi
Beauchamp-Newman House
Civil War
6.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Burning Springs, Wirt County
1863Civil War
2.6 mi
Jones-Imboden Raid - Burning Springs Oil Fields
1863Civil War
5.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Ruble Church listed on the National Register?

Ruble Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Ruble Church?

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

What is the period of significance for Ruble Church?

The period of significance for Ruble Church is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1854.

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