Decker's Chapel

Decker's Chapel is a historic chapel on Earth Road and PA 255 in St. Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Erie.

Decker's Chapel
Decker's Chapel, April 2010
LocationJct. Earth Rd. and PA 255, St. Marys, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°24′3″N 78°33′39″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1856
ArchitectDecker, Michael
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.98001367[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1998

Description

It was built in 1856 and is a one-story gable-end oriented and clapboard clad wood frame structure. It measures 12 feet by 18 feet and contains a single, plastered room. It features a rectangular steeple with an open belfry capped with a cross tipped, pyramidal roof. Also on the property is a granite commemorative marker dedicated in 1928 to Monsignor Michael Joseph Decker.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

  • View showing marker dedicated in 1928 to Monsignor Michael Joseph Decker, April 2010

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Retrieved 2010-04-10. Note: This includes David L. Taylor (May 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Decker's Chapel" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-10. and "Accompanying Photo".
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