Augustus Lutheran Church

Augustus Lutheran Church
Augustus Lutheran Church
Augustus Lutheran Church is located in Pennsylvania
Augustus Lutheran Church
Augustus Lutheran Church is located in the United States
Augustus Lutheran Church
Location717 Main Street, Trappe, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°12′07″N 75°28′50″W / 40.2019°N 75.4805°W / 40.2019; -75.4805
Built1743; 281 years ago (1743)
ArchitectHeinrich Melchior Muhlenburg
NRHP reference No.67000019[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1967; 56 years ago (1967-12-24)[1]
Designated NHLDecember 24, 1967; 56 years ago (1967-12-24)[3]
Designated PHMCSeptember 3, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-09-03)[2]

Augustus Lutheran Church is a historic church and Lutheran congregation at 717 West Main Street in Trappe, Pennsylvania. Consecrated in 1745, it is the oldest extant Lutheran church building in the United States.[4] It continues to be used by the founding congregation for services on Christmas Eve and during the summer. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Augustus Lutheran Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
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