Peace Church

Peace Church

Front of building
Location NW corner of Trindle and St. John's Rds., Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°13′54″N 76°57′25″W / 40.23167°N 76.95694°W / 40.23167; -76.95694Coordinates: 40°13′54″N 76°57′25″W / 40.23167°N 76.95694°W / 40.23167; -76.95694
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1798
Built by Anderson, Thomas; Rupp, Martin
NRHP Reference # 72001114[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 24, 1972
Designated PHMC August 04, 1947 and May 25, 1948[2]

Peace Church, also known as Die Frieden Kirche, is a historic Lutheran church located in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1798, and is a 2 12-story limestone building with a five-bay front and three-bay sides. The interior features a wine glass pulpit, balcony around three sides, and organ built in 1807. Its builder, Martin Rupp, also built the Johannes Eberly House.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Peace Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.


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