{"nrhp_refnum":"74001730","name":"Great Conewago Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Church Rd., Straban Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hunterstown","county":"Adams County","state":"PA","lat":39.887593526000046,"lon":-77.16260640299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-12-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A random fieldstone Presbyterian church in Hunterstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, built in 1787. The church is six bays wide and three deep, measuring fifty-one feet wide and sixty-five feet long.","why_significant":"The congregation was one of the first organized by Scotch-Irish settlers in south-central Adams County, and the present church is regarded as a fine example of early church architecture in the United States. Its simple form and dentilled cornice reflect the severity of the Scotch-Irish religion, and the building retains much of its original interior and exterior. The church also served as a Confederate hospital during the Gettysburg campaign.","narrative":"Built of random fieldstone in 1787, the Great Conewago Presbyterian Church stands near Hunterstown in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The date and the name of the minister at the time, Joseph Henderson, are carved in a circular stone in the east gable end. The building has a gable roof, a moulded cornice decorated with small dentils, arched doors and windows with panelled shutters, and stone voussoirs and quoins. Much of the sash and imported English glass is original. The congregation was organized by Scotch-Irish settlers around 1738 and was recognized by the Donegal Presbytery in 1740. The church's plain form reflects the austere religion of its founders, and its original high pulpit was destroyed during the Gettysburg campaign, when the building served as a Confederate hospital. The church is valued for its early architecture and for its retained integrity.","period_of_significance":"1787","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"The interior and exterior are described as in excellent condition, with stonework recently pointed and exterior woodwork painted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.331245-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/74001730.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001730/3bc6bc825d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001730/3bc6bc825d-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Conewago_Presby_AdamsCo_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:Conewago_Presby_AdamsCo_PA.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"79002154","name":"Hunterstown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/hunterstown-historic-district-79002154/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995914","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Conewago_Presbyterian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5598993"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/adams-county/great-conewago-presbyterian-church-74001730/"}