St. Bernard Church and Cemetery explained

St. Bernard Church and Cemetery
Location:County Routes 20/6 and 17/2, near Camden, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.9931°N -80.5928°W
Built:1909
Architect:Arnold, Al; Puffenberger, Mr.
Architecture:Gothic
Added:July 12, 1985
Refnum:85001583

St. Bernard Church and Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic church and cemetery near Camden, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was built in 1909, and is a rectangular gable-roofed, one-story frame structure in the Gothic Revival style. It features a two-story entrance bell tower. The property includes the church cemetery; it includes the grave of Father Thomas Aquinas Quirk (1845–1937). Most of the settlers in the region, including the congregants of the church, were of Irish descent.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Bernard Church and Cemetery. February 1985. 2011-08-05 . Rodney S. Collins. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.