First Universalist Church of Sharpsville | |
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Location | 131 N. Mercer Ave., Sharpsville, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°15′59″N80°28′33″W / 41.26639°N 80.47583°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1882 |
Architect | Sidney W. Foulk |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 03000491 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 29, 2003 |
First Universalist Church of Sharpsville is a historic Universalist church located at 131 N. Mercer Avenue in Sharpsville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The church was built between 1882 and 1884, and is a richly decorated brick and stone church building in a High Victorian Gothic style. It measures 52 feet by 42 feet and the interior takes the Akron plan. The property includes the parsonage; a two-story Queen Anne style dwelling built in 1888. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1] The Sharpsville Area Historical Society purchased the building in 2000 and is in the process of restoring it. The building serves as the Society's headquarters.
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