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
Little Brick Church (Cedar Grove, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Little Brick Church (Cedar Grove, West Virginia)
Little Brick Church (Cedar Grove, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Little Brick Church (Cedar Grove, West Virginia)
Location0.75 mi. E of Kelley's Creek on US 60, 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 church that sits along US Route 60 in 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]

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  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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