Old Probst Church

Old Probst Church, also known as Propst Lutheran Church, is a historic Lutheran church located near Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was built about 1887, and is a rectangular frame building with clapboard siding on a cut stone foundation. The church was in use until 1920, then renovated starting in 1968 for use as a community center. The surrounding property includes the site of the first church, built about 1769. A second log church building was removed from the site in 1885, and used as a house, and later a barn.[2]

Old Propst Church
Old Probst Lutheran Church Marker
LocationCounty Route 21/9, near Brandywine, West Virginia
Coordinates38°35′53″N 79°15′25″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1769, 1887
ArchitectKeister, Eugene
MPSSouth Branch Valley MRA
NRHP reference No.86000779[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 14, 1986

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Phillip Pitts (October 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Probst Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.


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