St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Cowansville, Pennsylvania)

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, October 2009
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Location	West of Cowansville off Pennsylvania Route 268, Sugarcreek Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°53′45″N79°40′37″W / 40.89583°N 79.67694°W / 40.89583; -79.67694
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1805
Architectural style	Log building
NRHP reference No.	78002340 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 21, 1978
Designated PHMC	July 16, 1946 [2]

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located near Cowansville in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA, within the Diocese of Greensburg.

Description

St. Patrick's was built in 1805, and is a log building measuring 22 by 35 feet (6.7 m × 10.7 m). It has a gable roof and three windows on each side. ^[3] It is the oldest Catholic church still standing in Western Pennsylvania. ^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
3. Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 8, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
4. "Six Townships". Beaver County Times. July 2, 1975. p. 76. Retrieved April 30, 2015.