St. Bernard Church and Cemetery

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]

St. Bernard Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	County Routes 20/6 and 17/2, near Camden, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°59′35″N 80°35′34″W
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

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Rodney S. Collins (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Bernard Church and Cemetery" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.