Peace Church, Harrisburg

Name: Peace Church
Address: Harrisburg, United States

#99 among attractions in Harrisburg

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Peace Church, also known as Die Frieden Kirche, is an historic Reformed and Lutheran church located in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1798 by a Reformed congregation, and is a 2+1⁄2-story limestone building with a five-bay front and three-bay sides. In 1806 the local Lutheran congregation was invited "in peace" to share the building for services. The interior features a wine glass pulpit, balcony around three sides, and organ built in 1807. Its builder, Martin Rupp, also built the Johannes Eberly House. ()

Built: 1798 (226 years ago)Coordinates: 40°13'54"N, 76°57'25"W

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HampdenHarrisburg United States

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Peace Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: FNB Field, Capital City Mall, City Island, Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center.

3.9 miNE
Sport complex, Sport venue, Baseball
FNB Field, Harrisburg
100 min walk • FNB Field is a baseball park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, located on City Island, in the Susquehanna River. It is the home field of the Harrisburg Senators, the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Washington Nationals, and was the home stadium of Penn FC of the USL.
1.4 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Capital City Mall, Camp Hill
37 min walk • Capital City Mall is a 608,911-square-foot regional shopping mall located approximately 5 miles southwest of Harrisburg in Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania. It is one of three enclosed malls in the immediate Harrisburg area, and is the only enclosed mall in Harrisburg's western suburbs.
4 miNE
Island, Park
City Island, Harrisburg
103 min walk • City Island is a mile-long island in the Susquehanna River between Harrisburg and Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is used mainly for leisure and sports activities. Its previous names have included Turkey Island, Maclay's Island, Forster's Island and Hargast Island.
4.4 miNE
Museum, Bars and clubs, Nightlife
Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, Harrisburg
113 min walk • The Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, alternatively the House of Music, Arts & Culture, is a multidisciplinary arts and cultural center located in Midtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
4.1 miNE
Bridge
Walnut Street Bridge, Harrisburg
106 min walk • The Walnut Street Bridge also known as The People's Bridge, is a truss bridge that spanned the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania until 1996.
2.2 miN
40°15'47"N • 76°57'38"W
Armitage Golf Club, Mechanicsburg
56 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
4.2 miNE
Bridge
Market Street Bridge, Harrisburg
107 min walk • The Market Street Bridge is a stone arch bridge that spans the Susquehanna River between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania.
4.2 miNE
Monuments and statues
Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
107 min walk • The Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a Holocaust memorial at Front and Sayford Streets along Riverfront Park, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
4.1 miE
Bridge
Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge, Harrisburg
104 min walk • The Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge is a currently unused railroad bridge. The bridge links downtown Harrisburg, City Island, and the western suburbs of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
4.1 miE
Bridge
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge, Harrisburg
105 min walk • The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge carries Norfolk Southern rail lines across the Susquehanna River between Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
3.2 miSW
Romanesque architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Simpson Street School, Mechanicsburg
82 min walk • Simpson Street School is a historic school complex located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of a Romanesque Revival style building built in 1892, and two Late Gothic Revival style buildings added in the 1920s.

Peace Church, Harrisburg

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Peace Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)