Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
References
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/28/10 through 7/02/10. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ^ "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 2012-02-28. Note: This includes Linda Brandt; Gladys Sowers & Jane Straub (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-28.
External links
Media related to Salem Lutheran Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) at Wikimedia Commons
