West Liberty Presbyterian Church Explained

West Liberty Presbyterian Church
Location:Main Street, West Liberty, West Virginia
Coordinates:40.1686°N -80.5933°W
Built:1873
Architecture:Gothic
Architect:Stanton M. Howard
Added:July 3, 1980
Refnum:80004407

West Liberty Presbyterian Church, also known as West Liberty Federated Church, was a historic Presbyterian church located at West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, US. It was built in 1873 to a design by Wheeling architect Stanton M. Howard.[1] It was a simple rectangle in form with a projecting vestibule, in the Late Victorian Gothic style. It was constructed of brick and stone, with steeply pitched roofs, parapet gables, and an open belfry. The church was active in founding West Liberty Academy in 1838, which is now West Liberty University.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It has since been demolished, and the site redeveloped as a small park.

Notes and References

  1. Chambers, S. Allen. Buildings of West Virginia. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Liberty Presbyterian Church. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807182208/http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/ohio/80004407.pdf. 7 August 2016. March 1980. James E. Harding. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.