Old St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church

	St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church, March 2011
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Location	U.S. 422, Douglassville, Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°15′26″N 75°43′45″W / 40.25722°N 75.72917°WCoordinates: 40°15′26″N 75°43′45″W / 40.25722°N 75.72917°W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1801
NRHP reference No.	78002343
Added to NRHP	March 08, 1978

St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located in Douglassville, Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The church was founded in 1720 as a Swedish Lutheran church. In 1760 the church joined the Church of England. The oldest structure is known as Saint Gabriel's 1801 Chapel. It was built in 1801, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, brownstone building. It features a herringbone design in the stone construction. The interior was restored in 1959.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

The larger structure was consecrated in 1884. An addition was made in 1959 that contains administrative offices and classrooms. The interior of the 1884 church was remodeled in 2003. In 2005, the existing 1959 portion of the building was remodeled and expanded to include more classrooms and a large parish hall.

The historic cemetery has veterans from most wars, starting with the Revolutionary War (25 veterans) and ending with the Persian Gulf War (1 veteran). The one exception is the Spanish-American War.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Charles Dunlevey (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-29.

External links[]

Official website
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1038, "St. Gabriel's Church, U.S. Route 422, Douglassville, Berks County, PA", 4 photos, 2 data pages, supplemental material

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Charles Dunlevey (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-29.

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