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'''Buffalo Church''' is a historic [[Methodism|Methodist]] [[Church (building)|church]] located near [[Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia|Palestine]], [[Wirt County, West Virginia]], United States. It was built between 1884 and 1886, and is a one-story, oblong log structure with exterior weatherboarding of beech wood and interior finish of wood boards on walls and ceiling. It is painted white on the inside and outside. Also on the property is the church cemetery, and three outbuildings: two pit toilets and a storage building that were constructed by workers associated with the [[Works Progress Administration|Work Projects Administration]].<ref name="dhr">{{cite web|url= |
'''Buffalo Church''' is a historic [[Methodism|Methodist]] [[Church (building)|church]] located near [[Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia|Palestine]], [[Wirt County, West Virginia]], United States. It was built between 1884 and 1886, and is a one-story, oblong log structure with exterior weatherboarding of beech wood and interior finish of wood boards on walls and ceiling. It is painted white on the inside and outside. Also on the property is the church cemetery, and three outbuildings: two pit toilets and a storage building that were constructed by workers associated with the [[Works Progress Administration|Work Projects Administration]].<ref name="dhr">{{cite web|url=https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Buffalo-church.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Buffalo Church|date=April 1989|accessdate=2011-07-09 |author=Paul D. Marshall|publisher=State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation}}</ref> |
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It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1990.<ref name="nris"/> |
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1990.<ref name="nris"/> |
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* {{Find a Grave cemetery|77900|Buffalo Cemetery}} |
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Latest revision as of 02:09, 17 November 2024
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| Nearest city | Palestine, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′57″N 81°25′16″W / 38.96583°N 81.42111°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architect | McCoy, Andrew; McClung, Matthew |
| Architectural style | Log architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001781[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 29, 1990 |
Buffalo Church is a historic Methodist church located near Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States. It was built between 1884 and 1886, and is a one-story, oblong log structure with exterior weatherboarding of beech wood and interior finish of wood boards on walls and ceiling. It is painted white on the inside and outside. Also on the property is the church cemetery, and three outbuildings: two pit toilets and a storage building that were constructed by workers associated with the Work Projects Administration.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Paul D. Marshall (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Buffalo Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
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Categories:
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Methodist churches in West Virginia
- Churches completed in 1886
- 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
- Churches in Wirt County, West Virginia
- Works Progress Administration in West Virginia
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Wirt County, West Virginia
- Wooden churches in West Virginia
- Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Methodist cemeteries