Decker's Chapel

Decker's Chapel

Decker's Chapel, April 2010
Location Jct. Earth Rd. and PA 255, St. Marys, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°24′3″N 78°33′39″W / 41.40083°N 78.56083°W / 41.40083; -78.56083Coordinates: 41°24′3″N 78°33′39″W / 41.40083°N 78.56083°W / 41.40083; -78.56083
Area less than one acre
Built 1856
Architect Decker, Michael
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 98001367[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 1998

Decker's Chapel is a historic chapel on Earth Road and PA 255 in St. Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Erie.

Description

It 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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Retrieved 2010-04-10. Note: This includes David L. Taylor (May 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Decker's Chapel" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-10. and "Accompanying Photo".
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