{"nrhp_refnum":"02000894","name":"Cline's Church of the United Brethren in Christ","other_names":["Cline's United Methodist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Cline's Church Rd., 0.5 mi. S of PA 34","address_restricted":false,"city":"Menallen","county":"Adams County","state":"PA","lat":40.00055190100005,"lon":-77.22028360699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-08-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-story rectangular stone church in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, with an adjoining cemetery to its south and west. It was built in 1850 and is described as a simple rural church with no spire, steeple or bell.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a local example of a rural fieldstone church, distinct from the brick or frame churches common in Adams County at the time. Its plain form resembles the typical one-room rural schoolhouse of the period. The cemetery and the church's continuous use since construction are also cited.","narrative":"Built in 1850 of local limestone in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Cline's Church of the United Brethren in Christ is a single-story rectangular building with a low gabled roof and no spire, steeple or bell. Its walls are thick limestone, and it retains hand-hewn roof beams and floor joists. The church was founded by five local families under Rev. John Fohl, a circuit rider with the Franklin Mission, and the Peters family donated the land. Joseph and Jesse Cline, who were a sawmill operator and a farmer, are buried in the adjoining cemetery. The building is valued as a local example of rural fieldstone church design, unlike the brick or frame churches of the county. Its plain form closely resembles a typical one-room rural schoolhouse. A high vaulted ceiling was installed in 1928, and a 1988 restroom addition was built at the rear. The church has been in constant use since its construction.","period_of_significance":"1850","architect_builder":"Cline, Joseph; Cline, Jesse; Peters, George","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The church remains in use by a congregation for Sunday services, funerals and meetings, and the original slate roof has been replaced with asphalt shingles.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.348236-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/02000894.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000894/7e818e0f7a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000894/7e818e0f7a-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clines_Church_AdamsCo_PA_2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clines_Church_AdamsCo_PA_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996474","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cline%27s_Church_of_the_United_Brethren_in_Christ","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5133712"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/adams-county/clines-church-of-the-united-brethren-in-christ-02000894/"}