Chester Heights Camp Meeting Historic District
Chester Heights Camp Meeting Historic District, Religious camp meeting site in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania.
The Chester Heights Camp Meeting Historic District contains 101 buildings, including an 1878 tabernacle, dormitories, and numerous cottages spread across 30.9 acres.
Founded in 1872 by the Methodist Episcopal Church as the Philadelphia Camp Meeting and Excursion Association, the site attracted thousands of visitors for religious gatherings.
The district features vernacular camp meeting architecture alongside Gothic Revival and Queen Anne styles, reflecting the Methodist religious practices of the nineteenth century.
Located at 320 Valley Brook Road, the historic district maintains its original layout with cottages arranged to facilitate community gatherings and religious activities.
The site represents one of the most complete camp meeting grounds in the United States, with structures dating from 1876 through the early twentieth century.
Location: Pennsylvania
GPS coordinates: 39.89000,-75.46750
Latest update: March 31, 2025 20:14
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