Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church (Charleston, West Virginia) Explained

Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Location:607 Shrewsbury St., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.3517°N -81.6289°W
Built:1914
Architect:David Dick; Conker Brothers
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:August 05, 1991
Refnum:91001011

Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, historically known as the Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal Church, now United Methodist, located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was constructed in 1914 and is a nearly square building on a high foundation. It features a high pitched hipped roof with platform and four story square bell tower. It is of late Gothic Revival styling with features common to many American Protestant churches of the early 20th century.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. 2009-04-04. Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.