First Presbyterian Church (Waterloo, New York)

	First Presbyterian Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	First Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, NY, August 2009
Location	E. Main St., E of jct. with NY 96, Waterloo, New York
Coordinates	42°54′14″N76°51′39″W / 42.90389°N 76.86083°W Coordinates: 42°54′14″N76°51′39″W / 42.90389°N 76.86083°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1850
Architect	unknown
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference #	96001386 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 29, 1996

Last updated April 01, 2019

First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Waterloo in Seneca County, New York. It was constructed in 1850 and is a monumental brick Romanesque Revival, 104-by-65-foot (32 by 20 m) edifice. The facade features a large rose window and two soaring, square, 90-foot-tall (27 m) corner towers with octagonal spires. A small 1 ¹⁄₂-story chapel was added to the east elevation of the church in 1880–1881.^[2]

Presbyterianism Branch of Protestant Christianity in which the church is governed by presbyters (elders)

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism, which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland.

A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for Christian worship services. The term is often used by Christians to refer to the physical buildings where they worship, but it is sometimes used to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.

Seneca County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,251. The primary county seat is Waterloo, moved there from the original county seat of Ovid in 1819. It became a two-shire county in 1822, which currently remains in effect, using both locations as county seats although the majority of Seneca County administrative offices are located in Waterloo. Therefore, most political sources only list Waterloo as the county seat. The county's name is from the Iroquois (Seneca) that occupied part of the region.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[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.

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1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-08-01. ^{[ permanent dead link ]}Note: This includes Nancy L. Todd (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying five photographs

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[nris-1] 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.

[NysNrhpNom-2] "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-08-01. ^{[ permanent dead link ]}Note: This includes Nancy L. Todd (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying five photographs

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