Dexter Universalist Church (Dexter, New York)

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Dexter Universalist Church
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Location Brown and Kirby Sts., Dexter, New York
Coordinates 44°00′29″N76°02′39″W / 44.0080°N 76.0443°W / 44.0080; -76.0443 Coordinates: 44°00′29″N76°02′39″W / 44.0080°N 76.0443°W / 44.0080; -76.0443
Area less than one acre
Built 1841
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 03000249 [1]
Added to NRHP September 19, 2003

The Dexter Universalist Church, at Brown and Kirby Sts. in Dexter, New York, is a well-preserved, "modest" Greek Revival-style church that was built in 1841. In a 2002 review of the church, then vacant, it was deemed to retain "a substantial degree of historic integrity with its original form, fabric, and fenestration intact." It has leaded stained glass windows. The church played a role in its community for over 100 years. [2]

Dexter, New York Village in New York, United States

Dexter is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,052 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from Simon Newton Dexter, one of the village's stockholders.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

In 2013 is currently used as a museum by the Dexter Historical Society. [3]

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