National Register of Historic Places

Southern Methodist Church Building

Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia
Listed
July 28, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92000898

About this property

The Southern Methodist Church is a Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity. The church maintains headquarters in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The church was formed in 1940 by conservative members of the former Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which in 1939 had reunited with the Methodist Episcopal Church to form the Methodist Church.

Location

81 W. Main St.
Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia
38.99345, -80.23355

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 92000898. It was listed on July 28, 1992.

Categories

MILITARYARCHITECTURE
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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

Buckhannon Central Residential Historical District
Civil War
0.4 mi
Agnes Howard Hall
Industrial
0.8 mi
French Creek Presbyterian Church
Civil War
8.3 mi

Nearby Battles

First Occupation of Buckhannon
1861Civil War
0.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Southern Methodist Church Building listed on the National Register?

Southern Methodist Church Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Southern Methodist Church Building?

Southern Methodist Church Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Southern Methodist Church Building?

The period of significance for Southern Methodist Church Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1939.

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