Erie United Methodist Church - 604 Holbrook St. - Late Victorian / Gothic Revival - 1888

The Erie United Methodist Church was the first building in the Town erected to be used specifically as a church. It served the community in the early days when most local residents were affiliated with coal mining. It continued to serve the religious needs of the community as new ethnic groups arrived and coal mining experienced periods of labor unrest, boom, depression, and decline. The building was built by local carpenter James L. Wilson. Rev. Richard J. Van Valkenburg founded the congregation.