Wooden Architecture of the Carpathians - http://members.aol.com/chornohora/arch.htm The Rural Green tourism Association of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine describes the wooden churches and homes of the region, and their techniques of construction.
The History of Slash Church - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vahanove/slash.htm Dianne A. Jones provides a drawing, history, description and list of ministers of the oldest surviving frame-built church in Virginia, built in 1729. Hosted by Hanover County VAGenWeb.
Historic Church Gets Grant for Renovation - http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/072798/ACCchurchrenovation.html Savannah Morning News reports that Nicholsonboro Baptist Church, the oldest rural black church in Chatham County, Georgia (US), was awarded a restoration grant.
The Wooden Churches of Marmures, Romania - http://students.missouri.edu/~romsa/destinations/html/wooden_churches.html An illustrated history from Discover Romania of these churches built in the 17th and 18th centuries without iron nails, yet reaching impressive heights.
Wooden Architecture of the Ukrainian Carpathians - http://www.lemko.org/lih/wauc.html Illustrated outline of this book edited by John Hvozda and published in 1978, which covers church and domestic architecture.
Stave Church: Medieval Wooden Churches in Norway - http://www.stavechurch.org/ Jorgen Holten Jensenius presents his research papers on various aspects of stave churches. Summaries of all articles and full text of some, with bibliography and map of locations.
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Beaufort, South Carolina - http://www.beaufort-sc.com/history/tabernbp.htm ICW-NET provides a photograph of this tall-steepled wooden church, built in 1811 in an interesting blend of styles.
Lithuanian Wooden Church Architecture - http://www.omnitel.net/lmsa/index-en.html Extracts from a monograph by Dr Alge Jankeviciene on the hundreds of wooden churches, chapels and belfries in Lithuania, illustrated with expandable thumbnail photographs.
The Old Church at Petäjävesi - http://www.petajavesi.fi/kirkko/ The official town site provides an illustrated history of this timber church built in 1763-1764 and now given World Heritage status. Includes a plan.
Petäjävesi Old Church - http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/petajav.html Frank Hellstén describes this World Heritage example of 18th-century Finnish wood architecture for Virtual Finland. Includes's Kari Palsila's 360-degree panorama photographs.
Odin: The Stave Churches of Norway - http://odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990473/index-dok000-b-f-a.html Håkon Christie describes these remarkable constructions, richly decorated with carvings.
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