Augustus Lutheran Church

Augustus Lutheran Church
Augustus Lutheran Church
Location717 Main Street, Trappe, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°12′07″N 75°28′50″W / 40.2019°N 75.4805°W / 40.2019; -75.4805
Built1743 (1743)
ArchitectHeinrich Melchior Muhlenburg
NRHP reference No.67000019
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1967 (1967-12-24)
Designated NHLDecember 24, 1967 (1967-12-24)
Designated PHMCSeptember 3, 1947 (1947-09-03)

Augustus Lutheran Church is a historic church and Lutheran congregation at 717 West Main Street in Trappe, Pennsylvania. Consecrated in 1745, it is the oldest extant Lutheran church building in the United States. It continues to be used by the founding congregation for services on Christmas Eve and during the summer. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967.

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