Conewago Chapel
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deano1943
N 39° 49.132 W 077° 02.330
18S E 325500 N 4409642
Conewago Chapel is located three miles NW of Hanover Borough, in Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMQM7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2006
Views: 23
Conewago Chapel was constructed during the years 1785-1787, upon the site of an earlier chapel, to accomade the needs of a growing congregation.
At approximately the same time, around 1787, a rectory was built adjoining the chapel. The rectory was built to house the priests serving in a missionary capacity to surrounding areas.
Other buildings in the complex include a stone schoolhouse erected in 1902, a convent built in 1902, and a parish house built in 1954. A cemetery, first opened in 1752, is located at the rear of the church.
The present chapel is the oldest Catholic Church building constructed of stone in the United States. This church is also known as, Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Building # 75001604
Street address:
30 Basilica drive
Hanover, Pa. USA
17331
County / Borough / Parish: Conewago Township, Adams County
Year listed: 1975
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1850-1874
Historic function: Religion, Religious Structure
Current function: Religion, Religious Structure
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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