Red Hill Church and School

Red Hill Church and School
Red Hill Church and School in Ottsville, PA. September 2012.
Location Durham Rd., Ottsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°28′9″N 75°9′27″W / 40.46917°N 75.15750°W / 40.46917; -75.15750Coordinates: 40°28′9″N 75°9′27″W / 40.46917°N 75.15750°W / 40.46917; -75.15750
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1766, 1843
NRHP reference # 78002355[1]
Added to NRHP May 22, 1978

Red Hill Church and School is a historic church and school located on Durham Road at Ottsville, Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The church was built in 1766, and is a two bay by two bay, stuccoed stone building with a gable roof. The one-room school building was built in 1843, and is a one-story, three bay by one bay, stuccoed stone building. It has a gable roof with cupola. The church was built by a Presbyterian congregation, who sold it to a Lutheran and Reformed Church congregation in 1843. It remain in use as a church until 1920, then re-occupied in the summer of 1959. The school was use for public education until 1958, after which it was used for community meetings.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Rev. Donald E. Mayer and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Red Hill Church and School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.


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