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Brush Creek Salems Church

Coordinates: 40°19′9″N 79°39′30″W / 40.31917°N 79.65833°W / 40.31917; -79.65833
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Brush Creek Salems Church
in 2012
Brush Creek Salems Church is located in Pennsylvania
Brush Creek Salems Church
Brush Creek Salems Church is located in the United States
Brush Creek Salems Church
LocationSoutheast of Westmoreland City on Brush Creek Road, Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°19′9″N 79°39′30″W / 40.31917°N 79.65833°W / 40.31917; -79.65833
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1816-1820
Built byDry, Jacob
NRHP reference No.87000675[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1987

Brush Creek Salems Church, now known as Irwin Brush Creek Salem United Church of Christ, is a historic Reformed church building located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1816 and 1820, and is a two-story, brick building with a gable roof. The interior features a second floor gallery. A connected gable roofed, one-story addition was built in 1958.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-11. Note: This includes Helene Smith and George Swetnam (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brush Creek Salems Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-10.