Dillingersville Union School and Church

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Dillingersville Union School and Church
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Dillingersville Union Church and School in December 2012
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LocationEast of Zionsville on Zionsville Road, Lower Milford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°28′26″N75°29′17″W / 40.47389°N 75.48806°W / 40.47389; -75.48806
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1885
NRHP reference No. 79002290 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1979

Dillingersville Union School and Church is a historic church and school building located at Lower Milford Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1885, and is a one-story, rectangular fieldstone building measuring 52 feet by 30 feet. It has a gable roof topped with a frame bell cupola. The building ceased use as a school in 1941, and is used as a community museum and educational resource. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-06.Note: This includes Mrs. Donald D. Doney; Sandra F. Eck; Mrs. Floyd Keim; Susan M. Zacher (April 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dillingersville Union School and Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.