Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, November 2011
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Location	119 N Eighth St., Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′28″N76°25′31″W / 40.34111°N 76.42528°W / 40.34111; -76.42528
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1796-1798, 1848, 1898
Architect	Uhler, Christopher; Ritcher, Abner Augustus
Architectural style	Colonial, Gothic, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	10000402 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 28, 2010

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, also known as the Old Salem Lutheran Church, is an historic, American Evangelical Lutheran church that is located in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This historic property includes two contributing buildings: the eighteenth-century Old Salem church and the nineteen-century Salem Memorial Chapel. The Old Salem church was built between 1796 and 1798, and is a two-story, rectangular, limestone building. It was modified in 1848 to infill corners and add the second story. The Salem Memorial Chapel was built in 1898, and is a limestone and sandstone building that was designed in a Gothic style with Richardsonian Romanesque influences. It was renovated in 1928. A ten-foot tall obelisk was also erected on the property. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/28/10 through 7/02/10. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Linda Brandt, Gladys Sowers, and Jane Straub (December 2009). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 25, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

Media related to Salem Lutheran Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) at Wikimedia Commons

• Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church website