St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Cowansville, Pennsylvania)

Significant dates

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, October 2009

Location	West of Cowansville off Pennsylvania Route 268, Sugarcreek Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°53′45″N 79°40′37″W / 40.89583°N 79.67694°W / 40.89583; -79.67694Coordinates: 40°53′45″N 79°40′37″W / 40.89583°N 79.67694°W / 40.89583; -79.67694
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1805
Architectural style	Log building
NRHP Reference #	78002340^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 21, 1978
Designated PHMC	July 16, 1946^[2]

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located near Cowansville in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Greensburg.

Description

St. Patrick's was built in 1805, and is a log building measuring 22 feet by 35 feet. 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 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. 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.

Diocese of Greensburg

Ordinaries	Bishops Hugh L. Lamb William G. Connare Anthony G. Bosco Lawrence E. Brandt Edward C. Malesic Auxiliary bishop Norbert F. Gaughan

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Greensburg Parishes St. Peter's Church, Brownsville St. Patrick's Church, Cowansville Mount Saint Peter Church, New Kensington St. Gertrude Church, Vandergrift

Education	High schools Geibel Catholic High School, Connellsville Greensburg Central Catholic High School, Greensburg

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