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Calvary United Methodist Church at 971 Beech Avenue in the Allegheny West neighborhood of
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, was built from 1892 to 1895. This
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styled
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was designed by architects Vrydaugh and Shepherd, with T. B. Wolfe. It was added to the
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in 1972, and the
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on February 22, 1977.


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