West Union Baptist Church
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West Union Baptist Church
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| Location | 22365 NW West Union Road Hillsboro, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architect | William Kane |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001725[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 10, 1974 |
West Union Baptist Church is a Baptist congregation and historic church structure in West Union, Oregon, United States.
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History
The Baptist congregation was founded in 1844 and met in the home of pioneer David Thomas Lenox until 1853, when he donated 2 acres (8,100 m2) of his land for a church and cemetery.[2][3][4] The one-story, Classical Revival style building was built of hand-sawn lumber on what is now West Union Road for a little over $1,500.[5][6] The 30- by 40-foot (12 m) structure has cedar rafters, fir joists and sills of hand-hewn fir logs.[4] On December 25, 1853, the building was dedicated by the Reverend Ezra Fisher.[6] It is the oldest Baptist society and the oldest Protestant church building still standing west of the Rocky Mountains.[2][4] Pioneers Caleb Wilkens and George W. Ebbert are buried at the cemetery,[3] which is the oldest cemetery in the state.[2]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and is currently maintained by the American Baptist Churches of Oregon.[7] Previously the otherwise unused building was the site of an annual memorial meeting, but the church now holds regular Sunday services.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Buan, Carolyn M. This Far-Off Sunset Land: A Pictorial History of Washington County, Oregon. Donning Company Publishers, 1999.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Historic names mark old gravestones. The Hillsboro Argus, October 19, 1976.
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Historic images of West Union Baptist Church and cemetery from Salem Public Library
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