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Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church
Location: 450 Randolph Ave., Elkins, West Virginia Coordinates: 38°55′39″N 79°50′51″W / 38.9275°N 79.8475°WCoordinates: 38°55′39″N 79°50′51″W / 38.9275°N 79.8475°W Area: 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) Built: 1894 Architect: Cassell, Charles E.; Harding, Clarence L. Architectural style: Gothic Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 84003664[1] Added to NRHP: April 20, 1984 Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 450 Randolph Avenue in Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was originally built in 1894 and 1895 after designs prepared by the Baltimore architect Charles E. Cassell. In 1921, an Akron plan Sunday School building was added to the north by Clarence L. Harding of Washington D. C. The building consists of a nave, an engaged tower, and a gable roofed structure located perpendicular to the nave. It is built of a granular conglomerate stone consisting of large, transparent quartz crystals bound in clay or silica. The style is Gothic, with Romanesque and eclectic influences.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ James Patrick (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/randolph/84003664.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
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Other lists Categories:- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Presbyterian churches in West Virginia
- Gothic Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Religious buildings completed in 1894
- 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings
- Buildings and structures in Randolph County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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