Spencer Presbyterian Church

Historic church in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place


Spencer Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Spencer_Presbyterian_Church
38°48′2″N 81°21′8″W / 38.80056°N 81.35222°W / 38.80056; -81.35222
Area	less than one acre
Built	1903 (1903)
Architectural style	Late Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No.	16000315 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 31, 2016

The Spencer Presbyterian Church, also known locally as the Market Street Chapel, is a historic church building at 408 Market Street in Spencer, West Virginia. It is a single-story T-shaped brick building, with a cross-gabled roof. The gable ends are adorned with large Gothic windows, and there is a square tower at the crook of the T, housing the main entrance and rising to an octagonal belfry and cross-topped octagonal roof. It was built in 1903, and is prominent as an example of brick construction when most churches in the area were wooden. It is also a significant local example of Late Victorian Gothic architecture.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "NRHP nomination for Spencer Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-02-05.