St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)

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St. Lukes Episcopal Church
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St. Lukes Episcopal Church, November 2011
St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
Location6th and Chestnut Sts., Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°20′17″N 76°25′16″W / 40.33806°N 76.42111°W / 40.33806; -76.42111Coordinates: 40°20′17″N 76°25′16″W / 40.33806°N 76.42111°W / 40.33806; -76.42111
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1880; 142 years ago (1880)
ArchitectCongdon, H.M.
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.74001791[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1974

St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 6th and Chestnut Streets in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

The cornerstone of the church was laid on St. Luke's Day, October 18, 1879 by Bishop Howe. The church was built in 1880. It was designed by noted New York architect Henry Martyn Congdon (1834–1922) in the Gothic style. The building is in the form of a Latin Cross and constructed of native bluestone and sandstone. It measures 116 feet (35 m) long and 75 feet (23 m) wide, and features a square, 85-foot (26 m) tower with an octagonal turret. The roof is covered in rows of blue and red slate.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

The church was originally incorporated as "Christ Church, of Lebanon, Pa." in 1859, and admitted that same year to the Convention of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. The name of the church was changed in 1865 to the current name, "St. Luke's".

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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 David C. Stacks (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Luke's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-28.
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