St. Paul's Union Church and Cemetery

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St. Paul's Union Church and Cemetery
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LocationJunction of Township 798 and Legislative Route 4037, southwest corner, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Ringtown, Union Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°51′33″N76°12′38″W / 40.85917°N 76.21056°W / 40.85917; -76.21056
Built1842
Architectural styleEarly 19th-Century Federal
NRHP reference No. 95000516 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1995

St. Paul's Union Church and Cemetery, also known as the Old White Church and Cemetery, is a historic church and cemetery located at Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The church was built in 1842, and is a two-story, wood-frame meeting house style building in a vernacular Federal style. It measures 30 feet, 8 inches, by 40 feet, 4 inches. The church was restored in 1990–1992. The adjacent cemetery includes a number of stone markers in German. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-02.Note: This includes Carol Hickey and Mary Joan Kelvin (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Paul's Union Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-02.