Brush Creek Salems Church

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Brush Creek Salems Church
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LocationSoutheast of Westmoreland City on Brush Creek Road, Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′9″N79°39′30″W / 40.31917°N 79.65833°W / 40.31917; -79.65833 Coordinates: 40°19′9″N79°39′30″W / 40.31917°N 79.65833°W / 40.31917; -79.65833
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1816-1820
Built byDry, Jacob
NRHP reference No. 87000675 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1987

Brush Creek Salems Church, now known as Irwin Brush Creek Salem United Church of Christ, is a historic Reformed church building located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1816 and 1820, and is a two-story, brick building with a gable roof. The interior features a second floor gallery. A connected gable roofed, one-story addition was built in 1958. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Helene Smith and George Swetnam (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brush Creek Salems Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-10.