National Register of Historic Places

St. Lukes Episcopal Church

Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Listed
September 3, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001791

About this property

St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 6th and Chestnut Streets in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The cornerstone of the church was laid on St. Luke's Day, October 18, 1879 by Bishop Howe. The church was built in 1880. It was designed by New York architect Henry Martyn Congdon (1834–1922) in the Ruskinian gothic style. It was paid for by iron baron Robert Habersham Coleman and dedicated in memory of J. Lillie Coleman (née Clark), his recently deceased wife. The building is in the form of a Latin Cross and constructed of native bluestone and sandstone. It measures 116 feet (35 m) long and 75 feet (23 m) wide, and features a square, 85-foot (26 m) tower with an octagonal turret. The roof is covered in rows of blue and red slate. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The church was originally incorporated as "Christ Church, of Lebanon, Pa." in 1859, and admitted that year to the Convention of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. The name of the church was changed in 1865 to the current name, "St. Luke's".

Location

6th and Chestnut Sts.
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
40.33814, -76.42080

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When was St. Lukes Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

St. Lukes Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1974.

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St. Lukes Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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