Claquato Church

Claquato Church is a historic Methodist church building located off of Washington State Route 6 in Claquato, Washington. It is the oldest standing building in the state of Washington.[2]

Claquato Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	125 Water Street, Chehalis, Washington
Coordinates	46°38′33″N 123°1′18″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1858
NRHP reference No.	73001882[1]
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1973

It was built in 1857 with a louvered belfry and crown steeple modeled after mid-nineteenth century New England meeting houses. The pulpit and pews were hand crafted. When the county seat moved from Claquato to Chehalis in the 1870s, the church lost its congregants and stood vacant until the 1950s, when it was restored. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Historic photo of Claquato Church, date unknown

See also

• Oldest churches in the United States
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lewis County, Washington

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Pacific County Historical Society and Museum. "Archived copy". The Sou'wester (Summer and Fall 2006 ed.). XLII (2 and 3): 11. ISSN 0038-4984. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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