St. Severin's Old Log Church

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St. Severin's Old Log Church
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Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Ownership Diocese of Erie
Patron Saint Severin of Bordeaux
Year consecrated 1851
StatusInactive
Location
Location Cooper Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
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Shown within Pennsylvania
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St. Severin's Old Log Church (the United States)
Geographic coordinates 41°1′54.5″N78°6′38″W / 41.031806°N 78.11056°W / 41.031806; -78.11056
Architecture
Style Log cabin
Specifications
Length45 ft (14 m)
Width24 ft (7 m)
DesignatedJune 5, 1975
Reference no.75001633 [1]

St. Severin's Old Log Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located in Cooper Township, Pennsylvania, United States within the Diocese of Erie.

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Description

The church was built by German settlers in about 1851 and served until about 1880. It is a 1+12-story log structure with a gable roof and steeple. The building measures approximately forty-five feet in length by twenty-four feet in width and rests upon a rock foundation. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [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". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on October 28, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2009.Note: This includes Joseph A. Dague, Jr. (December 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Severin's Old Log Church" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2009.