Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church (Charleston, West Virginia)

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Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
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Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, April 2009
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Location607 Shrewsbury St., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°21′6″N81°37′44″W / 38.35167°N 81.62889°W / 38.35167; -81.62889 Coordinates: 38°21′6″N81°37′44″W / 38.35167°N 81.62889°W / 38.35167; -81.62889
Built1914
ArchitectDavid Dick; Conker Brothers
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 91001011 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 05, 1991

Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, historically known as the Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal Church, now United Methodist, located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was constructed in 1914 and is a nearly square building on a high foundation. It features a high pitched hipped roof with platform and four story square bell tower. It is of late Gothic Revival styling with features common to many American Protestant churches of the early 20th century. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.