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Southern Methodist Church Building

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Area
  
less than one acre

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Gothic

Opened
  
1856

Built
  
1856

NRHP Reference #
  
92000898

Added to NRHP
  
29 July 1992

Southern Methodist Church Building

Location
  
81 W. Main St., Buckhannon, West Virginia

The Southern Methodist Church Building, now known and used as the Upshur County Historical Society's History Center Museum, is an historic former church building located at 81 W. Main Street in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia. It was built in 1856 with final modifications in the 1890s, and is a simple rectangular frame building. The original structure measures 45 feet by 33 feet in the Greek Revival style. In 1891, a 9 feet by 14 feet vestibule was added, along with a three story bell tower. In 1968, it was sold to the Church of Christ and then sold to the Upshur County Historical Society in 1986.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

References

Southern Methodist Church Building Wikipedia