Red Hill Church and School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Red Hill Church and School in Ottsville, PA. September 2012. | |
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Location | Durham Rd., Ottsville, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°28′9″N 75°9′27″W / 40.46917°N 75.15750°W / 40.46917; -75.15750 |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1766, 1843 |
NRHP reference No. | 78002355 |
Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 |
Red Hill Church and School is a historic church and school located on Durham Road at Ottsville, Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The church was built in 1766, and is a two bay by two bay, stuccoed stone building with a gable roof. The one-room school building was built in 1843, and is a one-story, three bay by one bay, stuccoed stone building. It has a gable roof with cupola. The church was built by a Presbyterian congregation, who sold it to a Lutheran and Reformed Church congregation in 1843. It remain in use as a church until 1920, then re-occupied in the summer of 1959. The school was used for public education until 1958, after which it was used for community meetings.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
References
- ^ "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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-07. Note: This includes Rev. Donald E. Mayer and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Red Hill Church and School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- Cemeteries in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- One-room schoolhouses in Pennsylvania
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1766
- School buildings completed in 1843
- Churches in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Schools in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- 1766 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- 18th-century churches in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Bucks County, Pennsylvania