First United Methodist Church (Mount Vernon, New York)

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Location227 E. Lincoln Ave., Mount Vernon, New York
Coordinates 40°55′6″N73°49′45″W / 40.91833°N 73.82917°W / 40.91833; -73.82917 Coordinates: 40°55′6″N73°49′45″W / 40.91833°N 73.82917°W / 40.91833; -73.82917
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
Architect Kramer, George W.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 99001656 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 2000

First United Methodist Church, also known as Chester Hill ME Church, is a historic United Methodist church at 227 E. Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States. It was built in 1900-1901 and is a Romanesque Revival style building. It is constructed of granite with limestone details and a red slate roof. It features an 85-foot bell and clock tower and multi-gabled roof. The interior features a semi-circular, amphitheater-like seating plan in the Akron Plan. [2]

It was a work of architect George W. Kramer. [1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Peter D. Shaver (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First United Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying seven photographs