German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church
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German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church, now known as Tabernacle Baptist Church, is a historic Lutheran
church at Capital and Herr Streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
. The church was built in 1886, and is a two-story brick building in a modified Gothic
style. It features a three story square bell tower
with large oval windows and brick tracery. Attached to the church by a one bay, two story section is a three-story brick parsonage built in 1897.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1975.
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
church at Capital and Herr Streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
. The church was built in 1886, and is a two-story brick building in a modified Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style. It features a three story square bell tower
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
with large oval windows and brick tracery. Attached to the church by a one bay, two story section is a three-story brick parsonage built in 1897.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1975.