First Presbyterian Church (Gouverneur, New York)

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First Presbyterian Church Complex
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Location22 Church St., Gouverneur, New York
Coordinates 44°20′05″N75°28′14″W / 44.33472°N 75.47056°W / 44.33472; -75.47056
Area1.0 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1892 (1892)-1893, 1904
ArchitectBadgley, Sidney Rose
Architectural styleRomanesque, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 15000607 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 2015

First Presbyterian Church Complex is a historic Presbyterian church located at Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York. The complex consists of the Romanesque Revival style church (1892-1893) and Queen Anne style manse (1904). The church has a modified cruciform plan with a cross-gable roof and constructed of both roughhewn and smoothly dressed Gouverneur marble. The front facade features an entrance loggia, with unequal square towers with hipped roofs flanking it. The manse is constructed of yellow pressed brick and features a round three-story tower and verandah. The interior features Colonial Revival style design elements. The house was sold to the Gouverneur Historical Society in 1974 and houses a local history museum [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 through 9/18/15. National Park Service. 2015-09-25.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01.Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (April 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First Presbyterian Church Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs