Little Brick Church (Cedar Grove, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°13′3″N 81°25′34″W / 38.21750°N 81.42611°W / 38.21750; -81.42611
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The Little Brick Church
Cedar Grove, West Virginia
Coordinates38°13′3″N 81°25′34″W / 38.21750°N 81.42611°W / 38.21750; -81.42611
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1853
NRHP reference No.74002006[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1974

The Little Brick Church, also known as Virginia's Chapel and William Tompkins Church, is a historic

Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1853, and is a small brick structure on a stone foundation. The building was nearly square when built, but lengthened within a few years. It features a louvered octagonal cupola, with finial. In 1912 a bell tower was added to the church. A mural behind the pulpit was painted by Forrest Hull in the early 1900s. The Chapel was occupied during the American Civil War by both sides. Originally a non-denominational chapel, it was for some time used exclusively by a Methodist congregation.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Ted McGee (October 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Little Brick Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.

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