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).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 2011-12-14.Note: This includes Charles H. Gladfelter (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Great Conewago Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.