Good Shepherd Church

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Good Shepherd Church
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LocationSR 61 SW of East Bank, Coalburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°12′37″N81°27′22″W / 38.21028°N 81.45611°W / 38.21028; -81.45611 Coordinates: 38°12′37″N81°27′22″W / 38.21028°N 81.45611°W / 38.21028; -81.45611
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1877
ArchitectCanterbury, John; Thompson, Andy
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 90000712 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1990

Good Shepherd Church, also known as Good Shepherd Mission, is a historic Roman Catholic church at SR 61 SW of East Bank Coalburg, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built about 1880, and consists of a five bay, one-story ell with a steeply pitched front gabled roof. It sits on a high raised limestone foundation. Also on the property is an ornate Celtic cross that rests on earth from County Kerry, Ireland, and was placed there in 1912. The church is significant in part due to its association with Irish and Italian immigrant miners during the early years of the church. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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. Michael J. Pauley (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Good Shepherd Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.