Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church

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Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church
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The church from Randolph Avenue in 2014
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Location450 Randolph Ave., Elkins, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°55′38.2″N79°50′52.4″W / 38.927278°N 79.847889°W / 38.927278; -79.847889 Coordinates: 38°55′38.2″N79°50′52.4″W / 38.927278°N 79.847889°W / 38.927278; -79.847889
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1894
ArchitectCassell, Charles E.; Harding, Clarence L.
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 84003664 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1984

Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 450 Randolph Avenue in Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It was originally built in 1894 and 1895 after designs prepared by the Baltimore architect Charles E. Cassell. In 1921, an Akron plan Sunday School building was added to the north by Clarence L. Harding of Washington D. C. The building consists of a nave, an engaged tower, and a gable roofed structure located perpendicular to the nave. It is built of a granular conglomerate stone consisting of large, transparent quartz crystals bound in clay or silica. The style is Gothic, with Romanesque and eclectic influences. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. James Patrick (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.