{"nrhp_refnum":"75001637","name":"German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church","other_names":["Tabernacle Baptist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Capital and Herr Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Harrisburg","county":"Dauphin County","state":"PA","lat":40.267470407000076,"lon":-76.88548659099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-11-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Gothic Revival church with a three-story bell and entrance tower at the southeast corner, located at Capital and Herr Streets in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1886 for a German Evangelical Lutheran congregation and later joined to a three-story brick parsonage of 1897.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a good example of Gothic Revival design, noted for its stone tracery, brick corbelling and original stained glass with German inscriptions. It also states the building has been a local landmark and a religious and social focal point in a neighborhood of modest 19th-century houses, and that it has remained important to the community after its later use by a Baptist congregation.","narrative":"Brick Gothic Revival church at Capital and Herr Streets in Harrisburg, built in 1886 for a German Evangelical Lutheran congregation. It is two stories with a three-story square bell and entrance tower at the southeast corner, pointed and round-arched window pairs set between square pilasters, and oval tower windows framed in stone tracery. Brick corbelling marks the cornice and upper tower levels, and a small turret with a cross-gabled roof stands on the opposite corner. The stained glass windows, which bear German inscriptions and dedications, are original. A three-story brick parsonage added in 1897 is joined to the rear. The congregation had earlier met in other buildings after a 1842 separation over the language of services. The church moved to a Baptist congregation in 1967 and has remained a landmark and social focus in a largely Black neighborhood of small 19th-century residences. The nomination values its fine brickwork and sophisticated design, which is uncommon among the area's small churches.","period_of_significance":"1886","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior not seriously altered and in good repair; interior appointments altered over the years; now used by a Baptist congregation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.937246-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001637.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001637/50ada1b889-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001637/50ada1b889-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tabernacle_Baptist_Church_Harrisburg_PA_Nov_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tabernacle_Baptist_Church_Harrisburg_PA_Nov_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995769","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Evangelical_Zion_Lutheran_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5551092"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/dauphin-county/german-evangelical-zion-lutheran-church-75001637/"}