This two-story frame structure is the oldest existing building in Tyrone. Built in 1855 by the United Brethren Congregation, worship services were held on the second floor. The first level was unfinished, having only a dirt floor. 
    A substantial crawl space was dug out under the building for no apparent reason. The Brethren Church was active in the Abolition Movement, and many Brethren churches and homes served as stops on the Underground Railroad, assisting runaway slaves heading to freedom in the North or Canada. The unexplained space under the building suggests its use as a stop on the Underground Railroad, but the theory is not substantiated. 
    Early in 1864, the U.S. Government took possession of the building and converted it into a barracks for cavalry troops. During the Civil War, the old church helped with the overflow of wounded from the field hospitals. 
    Later, the building became a theatrical-artist studio for the W. F. Wise Co. When the company fell on hard times in the early 1900s, the building was sold. Since than, it was used as a warehouse, a woodworking shop, a flea market. The building now is for sale by its present owner, Joe Anderson.