Old Stone Church (Lewisburg, West Virginia)
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Old Stone Church
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Old Stone Church, November 1974
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Location | Church and Foster Sts., Lewisburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1796 |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | Old Virginia |
NRHP Reference # | 72001286[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
Old Stone Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
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History
The Old Stone Church was built in 1796, and is a two story, rectangular limestone building. An addition was built in 1830, making the building 75 feet by 44 feet in size. It features an open cupola belfry. During the American Civil War it served as a hospital for both Union and Confederate forces.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The related Stone Manse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
Burials
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Henry M. Mathews, Governor of West Virginia
References
External links
- Official website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-21-1, "Old Stone Church (Presbyterian), Church Street, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, WV"
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- American Civil War sites
- Buildings and structures in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Greenbrier County, West Virginia in the American Civil War
- National Register of Historic Places in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Presbyterian churches in West Virginia
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Churches completed in 1796
- Stone churches in West Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in West Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register
- Historic district contributing properties in West Virginia
- Limestone churches in the United States
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Southern United States church stubs
- West Virginia building and structure stubs