Beulah Presbyterian Church

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Beulah Presbyterian Church
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LocationBeulah and McCrady Rds., Churchill, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°26′49″N79°50′55″W / 40.44694°N 79.84861°W / 40.44694; -79.84861 Coordinates: 40°26′49″N79°50′55″W / 40.44694°N 79.84861°W / 40.44694; -79.84861
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1837
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 75001606 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 03, 1975
Designated PHLF1970 [2]

Beulah Presbyterian Church is a historic church at Beulah and McCready Roads in Churchill, Pennsylvania. The hilltop location of the church gave the borough of Churchill its name. [3]

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The original church building was constructed around 1837 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. A newer church building is located on the same grounds.

See also

The congregation's current building on the same property New Beulah PCUSA, Churchill.jpg
The congregation's current building on the same property

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  3. Porter, Thomas J. Jr. (May 10, 1984). "Town names carry a little bit of history". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

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