Trinity Lutheran Church (Reading, Pennsylvania)

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Location6th and Washington Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°20′13″N75°55′35″W / 40.33694°N 75.92639°W / 40.33694; -75.92639 Coordinates: 40°20′13″N75°55′35″W / 40.33694°N 75.92639°W / 40.33694; -75.92639
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 76001603 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1976

Trinity Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church at 6th and Washington Streets in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The current church building was built in 1791, and is a two-story, three bays by five-bays, red brick building with stone and wood trim in the Georgian style. The second floor was added in 1851. It has a square bell tower and steeple last replaced in 1963. The front facade features a columned portico added in 1900. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

Trinity remains an active presence in the Reading community. The current[ when? ] senior pastor is Alan Wolkenhauer.

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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 Donald Rohrbach and Sally McMurry (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Trinity Lutheran Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-09.