Church of St. John in the Wilderness

Last updated
Church of St. John in the Wilderness
St John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church, Copake Falls, NY.jpg
Church of St. John in the Wilderness, September 2008
USA New York location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
LocationJct. of NY 344 and Valley View Rd., Copake Falls, New York
Coordinates 42°7′14″N73°31′9″W / 42.12056°N 73.51917°W / 42.12056; -73.51917 Coordinates: 42°7′14″N73°31′9″W / 42.12056°N 73.51917°W / 42.12056; -73.51917
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1851
ArchitectUpjohn, Richard
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 95000963 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1995

Church of St. John in the Wilderness is a historic Episcopal church in Copake Falls, Columbia County, New York. The church, its furnishing, and the parsonage were designed by noted ecclesiastical architect Richard Upjohn (1802-1878). [2] It was built in 1851 and is a one-story wood-frame building clad with board and batten siding in the Gothic Revival style. It features an open frame bell cote topped by a steep gable roof. Also on the property are a contributing parsonage (1853) and two cemeteries (1851-1911).

Worship is progressive Christian, following the Book of Common Prayer and The Hymnal 1982. Sunday School is provided for the children and a choir sings at the principal service. Under the leadership of the Rev. John Thompson, The Church of St. John in the Wilderness has become a cultural center for Copake Falls, hosting stage plays, chamber music (Winds in the Wilderness), and Jazz Vespers. Each year, the church sponsors the Country Fair and Auction in July, Harvest Fest in October, and participates in Copake Falls Day in August.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1] It is located within the Copake Iron Works Historic District, established in 2007.

Related Research Articles

Grace United Methodist Church (St. Augustine, Florida) United States historic place

Grace United Methodist Church is a historic church donated to the people of St. Augustine, Florida, by American industrialist Henry Morrison Flagler. It is located at 8 Carrera Street. Built within a one-year span, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979, for its architectural significance and as an example of community planning.

Henry C. Dudley (1813–1894), known also as Henry Dudley, was an English-born North American architect, known for his Gothic Revival churches. He was a founding member of the American Institute of Architects and designed a large number of churches, among them Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Syracuse, New York, built in 1884, and Trinity Church, completed in 1858.

Richard M. Upjohn

Richard Michell Upjohn, FAIA, was a British-born American architect, co-founder and president of the American Institute of Architects.

Copake Falls, New York Hamlet & Census-designated place in New York, United States

Copake Falls is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, New York, United States. The hamlet, once known as Copake Iron Works, is in the eastern part of the town of Copake, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the Massachusetts state line. The CDP was designated after the 2010 census, so no population figure is yet available.

St. Johns Episcopal Church and Rectory (Jackson, Wyoming) United States historic place

St. John's Episcopal Church and Rectory form a complex of log structures in Jackson, Wyoming. The rectory was built first: in 1911 it was a hostel and community center under the supervision of Episcopal Bishop Nathaniel Thomas. Church services were held there until 1916, when the church was built. The church and hostel are among the largest log structures in Jackson Hole.

St. Johns Episcopal Church (Mount Morris, New York) United States historic place

St. John's Episcopal Church is a national historic district that consists of an Episcopal church complex located at Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York. The complex consists of the 1857 Gothic Revival brick church and an 1867 frame parsonage. The parsonage is constructed in the Carpenter Gothic style.

State and Eagle Streets Historic District United States historic place

State and Eagle Streets Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York. The district is located in one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in the village. It encompasses 19 contributing primary properties consisting of 16 residences, one parsonage, and two churches; one contributing site, a grave site with granite marker at St. John's Episcopal Church; and four contributing outbuildings, a carriage houses, shed, and two garages.

Callicoon Methodist Church and Parsonage United States historic place

Callicoon Methodist Church and Parsonage is a historic Methodist church on Church St. in Callicoon, Sullivan County, New York. The church was built in 1871 and the parsonage in 1889. The church is a three-bay vernacular frame building with a central steeple tower. The parsonage is a 2-story, three-by-two-bay, cross-gabled wood-frame building sided with white asbestos shingles.

St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Parsonage and Cemetery Historic church and cemetery in Dutchess County, New York, US

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Parsonage and Cemetery is a historic Lutheran church, parsonage, and cemetery in Wurtemberg in Dutchess County, New York.

Bloomville Methodist Episcopal Church United States historic place

Bloomville Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage of New York state.

Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery United States historic place

Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery is a historic United Methodist church on Church Street in Copake, Columbia County, New York. The church was built about 1854 and is a one-story, timber frame meeting house style church with Greek Revival style design attributes. It features a stoutly proportioned, four columned Ionic order portico and a two tiered belfry. The church is set within Copake Cemetery. The earliest burial dates to 1757 and most of the stones date to the first decades of the 19th century.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Little Falls, New York) United States historic place

Emmanuel Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church complex located at Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York. The complex consists of the original 1835 church building, an 1853 Italianate style parsonage, and a parish hall built about 1937. The church is a simple rectangular building in the meetinghouse style with a bell tower. It is two stories and built of limestone.

First Universalist Church of Olmsted United States historic place

The First Universalist Church of Olmsted is a historic Unitarian Universalist church in the city of North Olmsted, Ohio, United States. The second-oldest church building in Cuyahoga County, it has been a community landmark since the middle of the nineteenth century, and it was officially named a historic site in the late twentieth.

Methodist Episcopal Church of Windham Centre United States historic place

Methodist Episcopal Church of Windham Centre, also known as Windham-Hensonville United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church on New York State Route 23 in Windham, Greene County, New York. The property includes the church, parsonage, and garage. The church was built in 1844 and is a one-story wood-frame structure in the Greek Revival style. It features a square two stage tower. The parsonage was built in 1902.

The Parsonage (Oak Hill, New York) United States historic place

The Parsonage is a historic home located at Oak Hill in Greene County, New York. The house was built about 1815 and is a two-story, heavy timber framed, five bay gable roofed dwelling modified about 1840 and about 1870. Also on the property is a carriage barn with board and batten siding. From 1868 to 1973 it served as the parsonage for the nearly Methodist Episcopal church.

Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage United States historic place

Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1838, and is a one-story, stuccoed stone structure with a gable roof. It measures approximately 50 feet by 40 feet, and has a gable-roofed vestibule added in 1893. Adjacent to the church is the parsonage built in 1894. It is a 2+12-story, four-bay L-shaped frame dwelling in the Queen Anne style. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and features gray-green fish-scale shingles. Adjacent is the contributing church cemetery with burials dating back to 1841.

Copake Iron Works Historic District United States historic place

Copake Iron Works Historic District is a national historic district located at Copake Falls in Columbia County, New York. The district includes 11 contributing buildings, three contributing sites, eight contributing structures, and three contributing objects. They are associated with the remaining vestiges of the Copake Iron Works, an iron extraction and production operation established in the mid-19th century. It includes the remains of a charcoal blast furnace, frame office and attached brick powder storage building, brick engine house and pattern shop, four frame workers houses, and a substantial Greek Revival dwelling. Also included in the district are a series of retaining walls, remnants of a cast-iron penstock, and a bridge abutment. Also located in the district is the previously listed Church of St. John in the Wilderness.

St. Josephs Episcopal Church (Fayetteville, North Carolina) United States historic place

St. Joseph's Episcopal Church is a historic African-American Episcopal parish church complex located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. Its historic church at Ramsey and Moore Streets was built in 1896. It is a low, shingled, Queen Anne style frame church with English Gothic and Spanish accents. It features a three-part stained glass window, deeply projecting semi-octagonal chancel, and steeply pitched main roof with exposed rafters. Also on the property are the contributing Parish House and Parsonage. It was chartered in 1873, and is the second oldest Episcopal congregation in Fayetteville.

Holy Trinity Church, St. Christopher House and Parsonage United States historic place

The Holy Trinity Church, St. Christopher House and Parsonage is a historic Episcopal church located at East 88th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York, New York. The building was built in 1897.

Copake Falls Methodist Episcopal Church United States historic place

Copake Falls Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as the Copake Iron Works Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Copake Falls, Columbia County, New York. It was built in 1891–1892, and is a one-story, Gothic Revival style light frame church sheathed in novelty siding. It has a steep gable roof topped by a belfry and a projecting front vestibule. The building housed a church until 1955. It houses the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. John A. Bonafide (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Church of St. John in the Wilderness". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-06-26.See also: "Accompanying six photos".