First Universalist Church of Sharpsville

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First Universalist Church of Sharpsville
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Location131 N. Mercer Ave., Sharpsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°15′59″N80°28′33″W / 41.26639°N 80.47583°W / 41.26639; -80.47583 Coordinates: 41°15′59″N80°28′33″W / 41.26639°N 80.47583°W / 41.26639; -80.47583
Arealess than one acre
Built1882
ArchitectSidney W. Foulk
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 03000491 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 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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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Ralph C. Mehler (October 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Universalist Church of Sharpsville" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-15.