Guinston United Presbyterian Church

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Guinston United Presbyterian Church
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LocationEast of Laurel off Pennsylvania Route 74 (14130 Guinston Forge Road), Chanceford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°50′4″N76°29′30″W / 39.83444°N 76.49167°W / 39.83444; -76.49167 Coordinates: 39°50′4″N76°29′30″W / 39.83444°N 76.49167°W / 39.83444; -76.49167
Arealess than one acre
Built1773
NRHP reference No. 76001682 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1976

Guinston United Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building located at Chanceford Township, Pennsylvania, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1773, and is a one-story, fieldstone building with minimal ornamentation. It features paneled semi-circular inserts above the doors and rounded arch windows. It replaced an earlier log church built in 1754. In 1867, the church began being used as a Sabbath School while a new sanctuary was built nearby. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Sally McMurray (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Guinston United Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.