Augustus Lutheran Church

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Augustus Lutheran Church
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Augustus Lutheran Church
Augustus Lutheran Church
Location: 717 Main Street, Trappe, Pennsylvania
Built/Founded: 1743
Architect: Dr. Heinrich Melchior Muhlenburg
Architectural style(s): Other
Designated as NHL: December 24, 1967[1]
Added to NRHP: December 24, 1967[2]
NRHP Reference#: 67000019
Governing body: Private

Augustus Lutheran Church, built during 1732-1745 in Trappe, Pennsylvania, is the oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use by the same congregation..[3]

The church was designed by Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967.[1][3]

It is located at 7th Ave East and Main Street, in Trappe.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Augustus Lutheran Church. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b Patricia Heintzelman and Charles Snell (August 30, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Augustus Lutheran ChurchPDF (315 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 3 National Park Service photos, exterior, from 1967.PDF (603 KiB)

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