Decker's Chapel facts for kids
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Decker's Chapel
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Decker's Chapel, April 2010
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 Location in Pennsylvania
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| Location | Jct. Earth Rd. and PA 255, St. Marys, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architect | Decker, Michael |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001367 |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1998 |
Decker's Chapel is a historic chapel on Earth Road and PA 255 in St. Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Erie.
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Gallery
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View showing marker dedicated in 1928 to Monsignor Michael Joseph Decker, April 2010
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