St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, October 2009
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Cowansville, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Cowansville, Pennsylvania)
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Cowansville, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Cowansville, Pennsylvania)
LocationWest of Cowansville off Pennsylvania Route 268, Sugarcreek Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°53′45″N 79°40′37″W / 40.89583°N 79.67694°W / 40.89583; -79.67694
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1805
Architectural styleLog building
NRHP reference No.78002340[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1978
Designated PHMCJuly 16, 1946[2]

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.

Description

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

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Six Townships". Beaver County Times. July 2, 1975. p. 76. Retrieved 30 April 2015.


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