Harbaugh's Reformed Church

Harbaugh's Reformed Church
Harbaugh Church, February 2012
Location 14301 and 14269 Harbaugh Church Rd., Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°43′16″N 77°32′2″W / 39.72111°N 77.53389°WCoordinates: 39°43′16″N 77°32′2″W / 39.72111°N 77.53389°W
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1892
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 02000228[1]
Added to NRHP March 20, 2002

Harbaugh's Reformed Church, now non-denominational and known as Harbaugh Church, is a historic Reformed church at 14301 and 14269 Harbaugh Church Road in Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. If is one of five properties owned by The Waynesboro Historical Society and is available for weddings, funerals and special events. It was built in 1892, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay by five bay, brick Late Gothic Revival style building. It features a steep, slate covered gable roof, brick buttresses, and lancet stained glass windows. The building replaced an earlier church built in 1846 by George Harbaugh on farmland he owned.[2] The property includes the church cemetery, established about 1845.[3] Regular services were held in the current building until 1966. It was acquired by the historical society in 1983.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Belisle, Richard F. (2014, December 29). W.Va. church hosts Harbaugh Christmas Service. The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown MD, pg B1.
  3. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Paula S. Reed (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harbaugh's Reformed Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-01.