Hempfield Township near Irwin in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brush Creek Salem Church
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
1. Brush Creek Salem Church Marker
This church building
Has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series lists.
Location. 40° 19.154′ N, 79° 39.477′ W. Marker is near Irwin, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Hempfield Township. It is on Altar Lane just north of Brush Creek Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 179 Brush Creek Road, Irwin PA 15642, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Adamsburg Community Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Boniface Military Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Straw Pump Community Honor Roll (approx. Ύ mile away); From Manor Station to a Stormwater Control Parking Lot (approx. 1.1 miles away); Manor Memorial Garden (approx.
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Regarding Brush Creek Salem Church. Built between 1816 and 1820, the Brush Creek Salem Church was shared by the German Reformed and German Lutheran congregations until 1958 when the German Lutheran congregation moved next door into their own building. Placed on the list of National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1987, the church features as many original glass window panes as possible. There are also elegant stained glass windows, a second floor gallery, an 1870 pipe organ which is still played occasionally and a six-inch long brass key that opens the front door.
Also see . . . Norwin Historical Society's History of Brush Creek Salem Church. (Submitted on April 5, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
2. Brush Creek Salem Church and Marker
Marker is located at the right of the front door.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
3. Additional Marker Left of the Front Door
United Church of Christ
1773
Colonial Dames XVII Century
Three Rivers Chapter
Pittsburgh, PA.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
