Job's Temple

Coordinates: 38°55′56″N 80°57′45″W / 38.93222°N 80.96250°W / 38.93222; -80.96250
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Job's Temple
Job's Temple is located in West Virginia
Job's Temple
Job's Temple is located in the United States
Job's Temple
LocationWest of Glenville on WV 5, near Glenville, West Virginia
Coordinates38°55′56″N 80°57′45″W / 38.93222°N 80.96250°W / 38.93222; -80.96250
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1860
NRHP reference No.79002575[1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1979

Job's Temple is a historic Methodist church building located near Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was built between 1860 and 1866, and is a building constructed of poplar log, measuring 18 feet by 24 feet. The building was renovated between 1928 and 1936. Adjacent to the church is Job's Temple Cemetery, containing 122 graves.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Michael J. Pauley (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Job's Temple" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.