Canastota Methodist Church

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Canastota Methodist Church
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LocationMain and New Boston Sts., Canastota, New York
Coordinates 43°4′52″N75°45′19″W / 43.08111°N 75.75528°W / 43.08111; -75.75528 Coordinates: 43°4′52″N75°45′19″W / 43.08111°N 75.75528°W / 43.08111; -75.75528
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
ArchitectMerrick & Randall; Pennsylvania White Marble Co.
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
MPS Canastota Village MRA
NRHP reference No. 86001293 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1986

Canastota Methodist Church, now known as Greystone Community Center, or Greystone Castle, is a historic Methodist church at Main and New Boston streets in Canastota in Madison County, New York. It was built in 1909 and is a large, asymmetrical building built of Pennsylvania white marble. It reflects the influence of the Richardsonian Romanesque style in its heavy, horizontal massing, wrought-hewn masonry construction and broad, round arch door and window openings. A tower has a crenellated turret at the top. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Naomi I. Klein (July 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Canastota Methodist Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-14.