St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located near Cowansville in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA, within the Diocese of Greensburg.
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church | |
 St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, October 2009 | |
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| Location | West of Cowansville off Pennsylvania Route 268, Sugarcreek Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°53′45″N 79°40′37″W / 40.89583°N 79.67694°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1805 |
| Architectural style | Log building |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002340[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1978 |
| Designated PHMC | July 16, 1946[2] |
Description edit
St. Patrick's was built in 1805, and is a log building measuring 22 by 35 feet (6.7 m × 10.7 m). It has a gable roof and three windows on each side.[3] It is the oldest Catholic church still standing in Western Pennsylvania.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "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 2012-08-22. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ "Six Townships". Beaver County Times. July 2, 1975. p. 76. Retrieved 30 April 2015.