Claquato Church

Claquato Church
Location 125 Water Street, Chehalis, Washington
Coordinates 46°38′33″N 123°1′18″W / 46.64250°N 123.02167°W / 46.64250; -123.02167Coordinates: 46°38′33″N 123°1′18″W / 46.64250°N 123.02167°W / 46.64250; -123.02167
Area less than one acre
Built 1858
NRHP Reference # 73001882[1]
Added to NRHP April 24, 1973

Claquato Church is a historic Methodist church building located off of Washington State Route 6 in Claquato, Washington. It is the oldest standing building in the state of Washington.[2]

It was built in 1857 with a louvered belfry and crown steeple modeled after mid-nineteenth century New England meeting houses. The pulpit and pews were hand crafted. When the county seat moved from Claquato to Chehalis in the 1870s, the church lost its congregants and stood vacant until the 1950s, when it was restored. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Historic photo of Claquato Church, date unknown

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Pacific County Historical Society and Museum. The Sou'wester (Summer and Fall 2006 ed.). South Bend, Washington. XLII (2 and 3): 11. ISSN 0038-4984 http://www.pacificcohistory.org/sw2006_2.htm#11. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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