Great Conewago Presbyterian Church

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Great Conewago Presbyterian Church
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LocationChurch Road, near Hunterstown, Straban Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°53′15″N77°9′46″W / 39.88750°N 77.16278°W / 39.88750; -77.16278
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1787
NRHP reference No. 74001730 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1974

The Great Conewago Presbyterian Church is an historic Presbyterian church, which is located on Church Road near Hunterstown, Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

History and architectural features

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Stone church with brick chapel to the right

Built in 1787, it is a six-bay-wide and three-bay-deep rectangular fieldstone building, which features rounded arched doors and windows and a rounded arch ceiling.

During the Gettysburg campaign of the American Civil War, it was used as a Confederate Army hospital. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

The congregation is part of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Charles H. Gladfelter (August 1974). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Great Conewago Presbyterian Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 7, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
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