First Universalist Church of Sharpsville

First Universalist Church of Sharpsville
Front of the church
Location131 N. Mercer Ave., Sharpsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°15′59″N 80°28′33″W / 41.26639°N 80.47583°W / 41.26639; -80.47583
Arealess than one acre
Built1882
ArchitectSidney W. Foulk
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.03000491[1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 2003

First Universalist Church of Sharpsville is a historic Universalist church located at 131 N. Mercer Avenue in Sharpsville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The church was built between 1882 and 1884, and is a richly decorated brick and stone church building in a High Victorian Gothic style. It measures 52 feet by 42 feet and the interior takes the Akron plan. The property includes the parsonage; a two-story Queen Anne style dwelling built in 1888.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1] The Sharpsville Area Historical Society purchased the building in 2000 and is in the process of restoring it. The building serves as the Society's headquarters.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Ralph C. Mehler (October 2002). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP First Universalist Church of Sharpsville. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 28, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)