Old Bethany Church

Old Bethany Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front and side of the church
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Location	Main and Church Sts., Bethany, West Virginia
Coordinates	40°12′23″N80°33′15″W / 40.20639°N 80.55417°W / 40.20639; -80.55417
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1852
NRHP reference No.	76001932 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 12, 1976

Old Bethany Church, also known as Old Bethany Church of Christ and Old Meetinghouse of the Bethany, is a historic Disciples of Christ church located at Main and Church Streets in Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1852, and is a two bay by five bay, brick meeting house-style building on a fieldstone and sandstone foundation. It is the second church building on this site and notable in the Disciples of Christ for its association with Alexander Campbell (1788–1866). ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. James E. Harding (March 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Bethany Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 23, 2011.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-213, " Bethany Church of Christ, Main & Church Streets, Bethany, Brooke County, WV ", 2 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page