{"nrhp_refnum":"80003547","name":"Tabor Reformed Church","other_names":["United Church of Christ"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"10th and Walnut Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lebanon","county":"Lebanon County","state":"PA","lat":40.337008549000075,"lon":-76.42723970499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-06-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Tabor Reformed Church is a 2½-story native limestone church at the corner of 10th and Walnut Streets in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The original building was erected in 1792, with a chapel added in 1914.","why_significant":"The nomination describes Tabor as a good example of a colonial Central Pennsylvanian church built of local materials that remains in good condition, with its 1792 form still legible in the older portion. It is cited as the oldest standing church within Lebanon city limits and as the mother church of six other congregations in the area. Its ground rent of one red rose each June, paid to the descendants of the town's founder, is also noted.","narrative":"Tabor Reformed Church is a 2½-story native limestone church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, erected in 1792 to replace a log church built in 1760 that was destroyed by lightning. The dated cornerstone was laid on June 26, 1792, and the building was dedicated on May 8, 1796, with Christopher Uhler credited as architect. The original section has a slate roof, a classical pediment and medallions on its doors and cornices, and an 1844 renovation notice above a first-story window. A stone tower with an octagonal spire is attached to the south side, and a chapel added in 1914 extends the east end. The church is regarded as a good example of colonial Central Pennsylvanian construction using local materials, and its eighteenth-century form remains legible. Its adjacent graveyard holds 18th-century markers and the graves of twelve Revolutionary War soldiers. The congregation has paid a yearly ground rent of one red rose since the land was granted in the 1790s.","period_of_significance":"1792-1796","architect_builder":"Christopher Uhler (architect); John MacFaydan (builder)","architectural_style":"Colonial Central Pennsylvanian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Restoration of the nave was underway under the supervision of the architectural firm Haak, Kauffman, Reese, and Beers.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.931781-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003547.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003547/b4bc46a001-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003547/b4bc46a001-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tabor_UCC_LebCo_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:Tabor_UCC_LebCo_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996197","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabor_Reformed_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7673540"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lebanon-county/tabor-reformed-church-80003547/"}