St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Cowansville, Pennsylvania)

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, October 2009
LocationWest of Cowansville off Pennsylvania Route 268, Sugarcreek Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°53′45″N 79°40′37″W / 40.89583°N 79.67694°W / 40.89583; -79.67694
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1805
Architectural styleLog building
NRHP reference No.78002340[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1978
Designated PHMCJuly 16, 1946[2]

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located near Cowansville in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA, within the Diocese of Greensburg.

Description

St. Patrick's was built in 1805, and is a log building measuring 22 by 35 feet (6.7 m × 10.7 m). It has a gable roof and three windows on each side.[3] It is the oldest Catholic church still standing in Western Pennsylvania.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 8, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  4. ^ "Six Townships". Beaver County Times. July 2, 1975. p. 76. Retrieved April 30, 2015.