German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church
German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church | |
Location | Capital and Herr Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°16′3″N 76°53′9″W / 40.26750°N 76.88583°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1886 |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 75001637[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1975 |
The German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church, which became the Tabernacle Baptist Church in 1967,[2] is an historic Lutheran church that is located at Capital and Herr Streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]Built in 1886, this historic church is a two-story brick building, which was designed in a modified Gothic style. It features a three-story square bell tower with large oval windows and brick tracery.[3]
Attached to the church by a one-bay, two-story section is a three-story brick parsonage that was built in 1897.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
In November 2019, the Tabernacle Baptist parish left the church building and moved to another location.[2] The site was briefly known as Choice Community Christian Church[4] until March 2021[citation needed] when the CCCC parish also moved to another location.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Longtime church moves into Penbrook from its Harrisburg facility after 52 years". pennlive. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-12. Note: This includes William K. Watson (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ "1106 Capitol St, Harrisburg, PA 17102". Google Street View. October 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
External links
[edit]- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Pennsylvania
- Churches completed in 1886
- 19th-century Lutheran churches in the United States
- Churches in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Churches in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- German-American culture in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania