Caroline Church and Cemetery

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Caroline Church and Cemetery
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Caroline Church and Cemetery, November 2007
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LocationJct. of Dyke and Bates Rds., Setauket, New York
Coordinates 40°56′49″N73°6′46″W / 40.94694°N 73.11278°W / 40.94694; -73.11278 Coordinates: 40°56′49″N73°6′46″W / 40.94694°N 73.11278°W / 40.94694; -73.11278
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1729
ArchitectSears, John; Smythe, Richard Haviland
NRHP reference No. 91001148 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 09, 1991

Caroline Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery and also a national historic district at the junction of Dyke and Bates Roads in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York. The church was built in 1729 and is a three-by-four-bay, heavy timber-framed, 42 by 30 foot building sheathed in wood shingles and covered by a gable roof. It features a 42-foot tower surmounted by a 25-foot spire. The complex also includes the parish house, built in 1905, and a barn built in 1893. The cemetery was established in 1734. [2]

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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. John A. Bonafide (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Caroline Church and Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.See also: "Accompanying six photos".