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 | |
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| Location | County Route 21/9, near Brandywine, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°35′53″N 79°15′25″W / 38.59806°N 79.25694°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1769, 1887 |
| Architect | Keister, Eugene |
| MPS | South Branch Valley MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000779[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 14, 1986 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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 September 1, 2011.