Decker's Chapel

Decker's Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Decker's Chapel, April 2010
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Location	Jct. Earth Rd. and PA 255, St. Marys, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°24′3″N78°33′39″W / 41.40083°N 78.56083°W / 41.40083; -78.56083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1856
Architect	Decker, Michael
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	98001367 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 12, 1998

Decker's Chapel is a historic chapel on Earth Road and PA 255 in St. Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Erie.

Description

It was built in 1856 and is a one-story gable-end oriented and clapboard clad wood-frame structure. It measures 12 feet by 18 feet and contains a single, plastered room. It features a rectangular steeple with an open belfry capped with a cross tipped, pyramidal roof. Also on the property is a granite commemorative marker dedicated in 1928 to Monsignor Michael Joseph Decker. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. ^[1]

Gallery

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  View showing marker dedicated in 1928 to Monsignor Michael Joseph Decker, April 2010

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. David L. Taylor (May 1998). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Decker's Chapel. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 18, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)