Decker's Chapel is a historic chapel on Earth Road and PA 255 in St. Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Erie.
Decker's Chapel | |
 Decker's Chapel, April 2010 | |
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| Location | Jct. Earth Rd. and PA 255, St. Marys, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°24′3″N 78°33′39″W / 41.40083°N 78.56083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architect | Decker, Michael |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001367[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1998 |
Description
editIt was built in 1856 and is a one-story gable-end oriented and clapboard clad wood-frame structure. It measures 12 feet by 18 feet and contains a single, plastered room. It features a rectangular steeple with an open belfry capped with a cross tipped, pyramidal roof. Also on the property is a granite commemorative marker dedicated in 1928 to Monsignor Michael Joseph Decker.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
Gallery
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View showing marker dedicated in 1928 to Monsignor Michael Joseph Decker, April 2010
References
edit- ^ 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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2010. Note: This includes David L. Taylor (May 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Decker's Chapel" (PDF). Retrieved April 10, 2010. and "Accompanying Photo".[permanent dead link]
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