Huntersville Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian

Presbyterianism

Presbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...

 church on CR 21 at WV 39 in Huntersville

Huntersville, West Virginia

Huntersville is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia in the Alleghany Mountains. As of the 2010 census, its population was 73. It is located six miles east of Marlinton and four miles west of Minnehaha Springs. Huntersville received its name because...

, Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Pocahontas County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,131 people, 835 households, and 527 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 7,594 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

. It was built in 1854, and is a two-story, rectangular frame building, two bays wide and three bays deep. It features a three-story bell tower

Bell tower

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 centered on the front facade and added in 1896. The second floor was added at the same time by Huntersville Masonic Lodge Number 65 for use as a lodge hall.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1978.