German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church

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German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church
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Tabernacle Baptist Church, November 2010
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LocationCapital and Herr Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°16′3″N76°53′9″W / 40.26750°N 76.88583°W / 40.26750; -76.88583 Coordinates: 40°16′3″N76°53′9″W / 40.26750°N 76.88583°W / 40.26750; -76.88583
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1886
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 75001637 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1975

German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church, which became the Tabernacle Baptist Church in 1967, [2] is a historic Lutheran church at Capital and Herr Streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The church was built in 1886, and is a two-story brick building in a modified Gothic style. It features a three-story square bell tower with large oval windows and brick tracery. Attached to the church by a one-bay, two-story section is a three-story brick parsonage built in 1897. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]

In November 2019, the Tabernacle Baptist parish left the church building and moved to another location. [2] The site was briefly known as Choice Community Christian Church [4] until March 2021[ citation needed ] when the CCCC parish also moved to another location.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Longtime church moves into Penbrook from its Harrisburg facility after 52 years". pennlive. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes William K. Watson (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  4. "1106 Capitol St, Harrisburg, PA 17102". Google Street View. October 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-18.