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+1⁄2-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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Rev. David L. Ritterpusch (August 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church and Cemetery. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 29, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. ↑ Gerard C. Wertkin (August 2, 2004). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art . Routledge. ISBN   978-1-135-95614-1.

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