{"nrhp_refnum":"79002189","name":"Egg Hill Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Spring Mills on Egg Hill Rd., Potter Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Spring Mills","county":"Centre County","state":"PA","lat":40.828336094000065,"lon":-77.62524267199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-storey banked church of pine on a stone foundation, built in 1860 in Penns Valley, Centre County, Pennsylvania, replacing an earlier church. Its steeple has since been removed due to deterioration.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an outstanding example of early country churches and meeting houses in the region, and that its simple, sturdy construction reflects the craftsmanship of early German settlers. It also ties the building to the early growth of the Evangelical Association, including camp meetings held on Egg Hill and the 1830 Fourth General Conference held at the home of John Adam Hennig.","narrative":"Built in 1860 in Penns Valley, Centre County, Pennsylvania, this single-storey banked church of pine on a stone foundation replaced an earlier church. Its random-width vertical boards and battened front and sides contrast with shiplap construction at the rear, and nine-over-nine windows with louvered shutters light each side. The steeple has been removed because of deterioration. Members of the Evangelical Association, founded in 1800 by Jacob Albright, built it, and the Egg Hill class dates from about 1810. Its importance rests on the early German-settler craftsmanship it shows and on its ties to the church's early growth: camp meetings held on Egg Hill, the 1830 Fourth General Conference held at the home of John Adam Hennig, and missionary Adam Hennig's 1816 posting to Ohio. The building is regarded as an outstanding example of early country meeting houses in the region. Regular services ended in 1927; an annual Homecoming service is still held there.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Closed and regular services suspended since 1927; an annual Homecoming service is the only service held in the church.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.3897-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002189.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002189/d89898ff43-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002189/d89898ff43-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"PiBoy","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egg_Hill_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">PiBoy</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egg_Hill_Church.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998229","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_Hill_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5347814"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/centre-county/egg-hill-church-79002189/"}