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Old Runnymede Church

Coordinates: 37°17′25″N 98°1′49″W / 37.29028°N 98.03028°W / 37.29028; -98.03028
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Old Runnymede Church
Old Runnymede Church is located in Kansas
Old Runnymede Church
Old Runnymede Church is located in the United States
Old Runnymede Church
Location11th and Pine Sts., Harper, Kansas
Coordinates37°17′25″N 98°1′49″W / 37.29028°N 98.03028°W / 37.29028; -98.03028
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1890
NRHP reference No.73000758[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 6, 1973

The Old Runnymede Church, also known as St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, is a historic church at 11th and Pine Streets in Harper, Kansas. It was built in 1890 and added to the National Register in 1973.[1]

It is significant as the church of "The Lost Town of Runnymede, Kas., Where Merry English Gentlemen Played at Farming". It was moved to its current location in 1893.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Clarles L. Hall; Richard Pankratz (February 21, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Runnymede Church / St. Patrick's Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 5, 2017. With two photos from 1971.
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