St. Bernard Church and Cemetery

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LocationCounty Routes 20/6 and 17/2, near Camden, West Virginia
Coordinates38°59′35″N 80°35′34″W / 38.99306°N 80.59278°W / 38.99306; -80.59278
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1909
St. Bernard Church and Cemetery
St. Bernard Church and Cemetery is located in West Virginia
St. Bernard Church and Cemetery
St. Bernard Church and Cemetery is located in the United States
St. Bernard Church and Cemetery
LocationCounty Routes 20/6 and 17/2, near Camden, West Virginia
Coordinates38°59′35″N 80°35′34″W / 38.99306°N 80.59278°W / 38.99306; -80.59278
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1909
ArchitectArnold, Al; Puffenberger, Mr.
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.85001583[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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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