St. Colman's Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery

Historic church and cemetery in Raleigh County, West Virginia, US

United States historic place


St. Colman's Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Nearest city	Sandstone, West Virginia
Coordinates	37°45′57″N 80°55′15″W / 37.76583°N 80.92083°W / 37.76583; -80.92083
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1877
NRHP reference No.	84003658^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 23, 1984

St. Colman's Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (also known as The Little Catholic Church on Irish Mountain) is a historic church located in Dillon, West Virginia which is also called Irish Mountain.^[2]

It was built in 1877 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

On June 26, 2022, the church burned to the ground in what is believed to be arson.^[3]

References

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↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Police investigating after church burns to the ground". WVVA News. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

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