{"nrhp_refnum":"79002290","name":"Dillingersville Union School and Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E of Zionsville on Zionsville Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Zionsville","county":"Lehigh County","state":"PA","lat":40.47398849900003,"lon":-75.48777647699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-10-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story fieldstone school and church building in Zionsville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, completed in 1885 as the fourth structure on a site first used for worship and teaching in 1735.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the building's significance lies in its Germanic architecture and its history as an educational facility. It was used as a public school from 1844 to 1941 and was shared by Lutheran, Reformed and Mennonite congregations, each of which later established its own buildings from this site. The building's plan is described as similar to typical Quaker meeting houses of eastern Pennsylvania.","narrative":"A one-story fieldstone school and church building in Zionsville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, completed in 1885 on a site first used for worship and teaching in 1735. The present building is the fourth on the site and measures 52 by 30 feet, with a Bangor slate gable roof, a projecting entranceway, and a square bell tower. Its interior is divided into two classrooms by a suspended wall, with pine wainscoting and two pot-bellied stoves. The site was held jointly by Lutheran, Reformed and Mennonite congregations from 1845 and incorporated as the Union School and Church Association in 1867. Used as a public school after 1844 under the name Dillinger Schoolhouse, it was removed from the public system in 1941 and later served as a community hall and law office before becoming a community museum. Its significance is seen in its Germanic architecture, its role in early education, and its shared use by three denominations, which each later founded their own congregations from this site.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Germanic","criteria":[],"status_note":"In use as a community museum and educational resource.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.335721-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002290.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002290/1456d078e2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002290/1456d078e2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"PattiParker","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dillingersville_Union_Church_and_School.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">PattiParker</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:Dillingersville_Union_Church_and_School.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998887","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillingersville_Union_School_and_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5276900"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lehigh-county/dillingersville-union-school-and-church-79002290/"}