Ambrose Chapel Explained

Ambrose Chapel
Location:Winchester Grade Rd., Stotlers Crossroads, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.5286°N -78.2311°W
Map Label:Ambrose Chapel
Built:1851
Added:December 15, 1998
Refnum:98001470

Ambrose Chapel is a historic Methodist chapel located at Stotlers Crossroads, Morgan County, West Virginia. The land was deeded for a free meeting house for anyone who preached the gospel of Jesus Christ, in 1797 by (William) Henry Ambrose.[1] The original building was a log structure and was later replaced. The current Chapel was built in 1851 and is a -story rectangular building with hewn log framing, stone foundation, clapboard siding, and metal roof. Also on the property is a cemetery with over 300 burials dating from the early 19th century to about 1945. During the American Civil War it was used as a Confederate field hospital in January, 1862 during Stonewall Jackson's Bath Romney Campaign.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. Ambrose. Robert. Ambrose Chapel Deed.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ambrose Chapel. June 1998. 2011-06-02 . Brent Sherrad and Katherine Jourdan. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605032231/http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/morgan/98001470.pdf. 5 June 2011 . live.