Little Brick Church (Cedar Grove, West Virginia) (original) (raw)
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Historic church in Virginia, United States
United States historic place
| The Little Brick Church | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 0.75 mi. E of Kelley's Creek on US 60, Cedar Grove, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38°13′3″N 81°25′34″W / 38.21750°N 81.42611°W / 38.21750; -81.42611 |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | 1853 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002006[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1974 |
The Little Brick Church, also known as Virginia's Chapel and William Tompkins Church, is a historic church that sits along US Route 60 in Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1853, and is a small brick structure on a stone foundation. The building was nearly square when built, but lengthened within a few years. It features a louvered octagonal cupola, with finial. In 1912 a bell tower was added to the church. A mural behind the pulpit was painted by Forrest Hull in the early 1900s. The Chapel was occupied during the American Civil War by both sides. Originally a non-denominational chapel, it was for some time used exclusively by a Methodist congregation.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Ted McGee (October 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Little Brick Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
