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The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (Gettysburg Seminary) was a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It was one of seven ELCA seminaries, one of the three seminaries in the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries, and a member institution of the Washington Theological Consortium. It was founded in 1826 under prominent but controversial theologian and professor Samuel Simon Schmucker (1799-1873) for the recently organized General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States. The seminary was the old
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The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 74001729. It was listed on May 2, 1974.
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When was Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm listed on the National Register?
Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1974.
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Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Lutheran Theological Seminary-Old Dorm is recorded as the early_republic era.
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