Bangor Episcopal Church
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Churchtown's Bangor Episcopal Church occupies a corner lot on Main Street and Water Street in Caernarvon Township. Its brownstone walls were raised in 1830, and the building is a three-bay, one-and-a-half-story structure under a steep slate gable roof. Around 1880 the congregation added a steeple, art glass windows with floral and religious designs, and interior cornices and roof trusses, while the plan of the nave remained unchanged. Its congregation was founded in 1722, and the church's name derives from Bangor Cathedral in North Wales. The site also includes an 1844 Greek Revival school building, a graveyard with roughly 325 graves dating from the Revolutionary War onward, and a stone wall along the property line. The church is regarded as one of the earliest and finest Gothic Revival churches in Lancaster County.
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| Period of significance | 1830-1880 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Gothic Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Bangor Episcopal Church (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.