Saint Charles Catholic Mission Church Explained

St. Charles Catholic Mission Church
Location:Winchester St., Paw Paw, West Virginia
Built:1876
Architecture:Simple Gothic Revival
Added:March 28, 2024
Refnum:100010184
Coordinates:39.5325°N -78.4578°W

The former Saint Charles Catholic Mission Church is an historic building in Paw Paw, Morgan County, West Virginia. It was built in 1876 in a simple Gothic Revival architectural style. It is a rectangular one story woodframe building on a stone foundation. The building served as a place of worship for a small number of Catholic families until 1994.[1]

Per an article in the June 20, 2023 edition of the Morgan Messenger, the firm Practical Preservation in 2021 conducted an historic property survey of Paw Paw, WV and completed a recommendation of eligibility report. The report noted the former Paw Paw Old Mayor's Office and Jail on Lee St., the former St. Charles Catholic Church, and the Paw Paw Train Depot were worthy of individual nominations to the National Register,[2]

It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 2024, and is the town's second entry on the National Register.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abruzzi . David . April 2024 . National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form - St Charles Catholic Mission Church . 9 April 2024 . State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
  2. News: Evans . Kate . June 20, 2023 . Town of Paw Paw is working to preserve its historic buildings . April 10, 2024 . Morgan Messenger.
  3. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/100010184 National Register Database and Research