Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States
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Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, also known as the Old Salem Lutheran Church, is an historic Evangelical Lutheran church in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, November 2011 | |
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| Location | 119 N Eighth St., Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′28″N 76°25′31″W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1796-1798, 1848, 1898 |
| Architect | Uhler, Christopher; Ritcher, Abner Augustus |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Gothic, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000402[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 28, 2010 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
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.[2]
