Hummelstown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Parish House / Zion Lutheran Church and Graveyard
23 North Rosanna Street
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.
Location. 40° 15.955′ N, 76° 42.606′ W. Marker is in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. Marker is on North Alley west of North Rosanna Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 North Rosanna Street, Hummelstown PA 17036, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Then And Now (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Then And Now (about 600 feet away); Square Project History (about 600 feet away); Hotels of Hummelstown (about 600 feet away); The Hummelstown Brownstone Company (about 600 feet away); The Arch (about 600 feet away); Revolutionary War Gun Factory (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hummelstown.
Also see . . .
1. Museum - Hummelstown Area Historical Society. 1815 Parish House History (Submitted on August 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
this page online
2. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. This undated form was prepared by Susan Zacher, representing both the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Hummelstown Area Historical Society. It was certified in 1979. The historical significance is shared on page 4:
The significance of the 1815 stone church lies in its importance as a house of worship and it continued use by the Zion Lutheran Congregation and the Community of Hummelstown. Its simple architectural styling reflects the early period in which it was built.(Submitted on April 1, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
The community of Hummelstown was laid out Jh 1762 on land owned by Frederick and Rosina Hummel. However six years earlier on June 24, 1756, Frederick Hummel had presented the Zion Lutheran congregation two lots for location of a church and graveyard. One shilling of the ten paid to Hummel for rent on his lots went to the church.
In 1766 the congregation built their first church. This log structure was located twenty to thirty feet west of the stone church. In 1804 the congregation secured a charter of incorporation and were then able to collect back rents on Hummelstown lots which had not been collected since 1788. With these funds the congregation began construction of a new church which was completed in 1815.
The 1815 church saw service as a house of worship fromMay 15, 1815 to January 22, 1893. The log church was used as a parochial school-house until it was accidently burnt in December of 1817.
Church services were conducted in German until after 1854 when English was introduced by the Reverend George Haines. It was during Haines pastorate that the stone church saw its most alterations.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
