{"nrhp_refnum":"76001675","name":"Buffalo Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Lewisburg on PA 192","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lewisburg","county":"Union County","state":"PA","lat":40.96306068700005,"lon":-76.96752999499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-01-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick and wood Presbyterian church in Buffalo, near Lewisburg in Union County, Pennsylvania, built in 1846, with an adjoining small stone-walled cemetery included in the nomination.","why_significant":"The congregation, founded in 1775, was the oldest in Union County, and the site has early origins marked by the adjoining cemetery. The building is described as a fine example of vernacular architecture with classical detailing, and its combination of classical and local elements such as panelling and sash windows is regarded as well proportioned and balanced.","narrative":"Built in 1846 as a one-story brick and wood church in Buffalo, Union County, Pennsylvania, the building is three bays wide and four deep, with a panelled entrance doorway beneath a portico of four square tapering white columns and a pediment framed in moulding. Twelve-over-twelve sash windows with louvered shutters line its sides and entrance, and a boxed cornice runs around the sides and back. The congregation, founded in 1775, was the oldest in Union County, and earlier buildings occupied the site before this one. The Presbytery of Northumberland dissolved the congregation in 1919, and the property was later sold with deed reservations requiring it be kept as a historical site consistent with its religious heritage. The nomination regards the building as a fine example of vernacular architecture with classical detailing, quiet, dignified and well proportioned. Its pews and woodwork are described as largely original, and a small stone-walled cemetery adjoins the church.","period_of_significance":"1846","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular architecture with classical detailing","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Congregation dissolved in 1919; property purchased in 1975 and subject to deed reservations requiring it be maintained as an historical site.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.408277-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/76001675.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001675/d6b9f2d04c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001675/d6b9f2d04c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buffalo_Presbyterian_Church_Buffalo_Twp_PA_Apr_12.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buffalo_Presbyterian_Church_Buffalo_Twp_PA_Apr_12.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996252","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Presbyterian_Church_(Lewisburg,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4985813"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/union-county/buffalo-presbyterian-church-76001675/"}