St. Bernard Church and Cemetery | |
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Location | County Routes 20/6 and 17/2, near Camden, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°59′35″N 80°35′34″W / 38.99306°N 80.59278°W / 38.99306; -80.59278 |
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]
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