Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church and Cemetery

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Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church and Cemetery
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LocationBossardsville Rd., Hamilton Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°55′33″N75°17′24″W / 40.92583°N 75.29000°W / 40.92583; -75.29000
Built1829
ArchitectHenry Fenner, Peter Kester
NRHP reference No. 80003573 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1980

Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church and Cemetery is a national historic district consisting of a Lutheran / Reformed church and cemetery in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The church was built in 1829, and is a 2+12-story, fieldstone building measuring 50 feet by 40 feet. It features a slate roof and rectangular steeple with delicate spire. Church records indicate that the cemetery was laid out in 1775, making it the oldest cemetery in Stroudsburg. The cemetery has 105 limestone headstones inscribed mostly in German. Burials date from 1793 to 1875. [2] Fraktur artist Johann Adam Eyer was a clerk and teacher at the church. [3]

The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

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  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2012.Note: This includes Rev. David L. Ritterpusch (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.
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