{"nrhp_refnum":"10000400","name":"Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church","other_names":["Camp Curtin Memorial--Mitchell United Methodist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2221 N Sixth St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Harrisburg","county":"Dauphin County","state":"PA","lat":40.28464577300008,"lon":-76.89069269899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-08-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Late Victorian/Romanesque church at 2221 N. Sixth Street in uptown Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, faced with buff Holmesburg granite over brick. The 1895 church was expanded by a larger sanctuary completed in 1916.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a rare and thoroughly executed example of the Late Victorian/Romanesque style in Harrisburg, notable for its ribbed barrel-vaulted sanctuary ceiling, parapeted towers and rough-faced granite exterior. It also argues the building was designed to commemorate Camp Curtin, a major Civil War encampment, giving it commemorative significance.","narrative":"Built in 1895 and enlarged in 1916, this Methodist church on North Sixth Street in Harrisburg is faced with buff Holmesburg granite over brick and is a rare Late Victorian/Romanesque building in the city. Its distinguishing features include a barrel-vaulted sanctuary ceiling with decorative ribs, parapeted towers, rounded arch openings and a columned belfry. Sidney R. Badgley designed the 1895 church, and George E. Savage designed the 1916 sanctuary, which was built to honor Camp Curtin, the Civil War encampment that drew more than 600,000 enlistees. The sanctuary holds a large mural by C. Day Rudy depicting Christ tending a wounded Union soldier, and its stained glass rose window is also his work. The congregation renamed the church Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church in 1914. The church is regarded as a distinctive example of its style and of commemorative design in the city.","period_of_significance":"1895-1916","architect_builder":"Sidney R. Badgley (architect, 1895 church); Thomas Hamilton (superintending architect, 1895); George E. Savage (architect, 1916); C.A. Sollenberger (general contractor, 1916)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Romanesque","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Church in use; the document names the congregation as the Camp Curtin Memorial-Mitchell United Methodist Church.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:10:27.144687-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/10000400.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000400/35aa6ec271-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000400/35aa6ec271-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camp_Curtin_ME_Church_Harrisburg_PA.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:Camp_Curtin_ME_Church_Harrisburg_PA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995779","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Curtin_Memorial_Methodist_Episcopal_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5027107"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/dauphin-county/camp-curtin-memorial-methodist-episcopal-church-10000400/"}