St. Bernard Church and Cemetery
St. Bernard Church and Cemetery | |
| Location | County Routes 20/6 and 17/2, near Camden, West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°59′35″N 80°35′34″W / 38.99306°N 80.59278°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Arnold, Al; Puffenberger, Mr. |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001583[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 12, 1985 |
St. Bernard Church and Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic church and cemetery near Camden, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was built in 1909, and is a rectangular gable-roofed, one-story frame structure in the Gothic Revival style. It features a two-story entrance bell tower. The property includes the church cemetery; it includes the grave of Father Thomas Aquinas Quirk (1845–1937). Most of the settlers in the region, including the congregants of the church, were of Irish descent.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
Media related to St. Bernard Church and Cemetery (Lewis County, West Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Rodney S. Collins (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Bernard Church and Cemetery" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.