Trinity Lutheran Church (Reading, Pennsylvania)
Trinity Lutheran Church | |
Location | 6th and Washington Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°20′13″N 75°55′35″W / 40.33694°N 75.92639°WCoordinates: 40°20′13″N 75°55′35″W / 40.33694°N 75.92639°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 76001603[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 7, 1976 |
Trinity Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church at 6th and Washington Streets in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The current church building was built in 1791, and is a two-story, three bays by five-bays, red brick building with stone and wood trim in the Georgian style. The second floor was added in 1851. It has a square bell tower and steeple last replaced in 1963. The front facade features a columned portico added in 1900.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
Trinity remains an active presence in the Reading community. The current[when?] senior pastor is Alan Wolkenhauer.
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 Donald Rohrbach and Sally McMurry (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Trinity Lutheran Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-09.
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- Buildings and structures in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
- Lutheran churches in Pennsylvania
- Churches in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Tourist attractions in Reading, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Berks County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania church stubs