Forest Presbyterian Church

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Forest Presbyterian Church
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Location4109 Center St., Lyons Falls, New York
Coordinates 43°37′5″N75°21′41″W / 43.61806°N 75.36139°W / 43.61806; -75.36139 Coordinates: 43°37′5″N75°21′41″W / 43.61806°N 75.36139°W / 43.61806; -75.36139
Arealess than one acre
Built1894
Architect Fuller & Wheeler
Architectural style Shingle Style, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 04001060 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 2004

Forest Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Lyons Falls in Lewis County, New York. It was built in 1894 and is a one-story, brown stained, eclectic, pitched roof building with a front-facing gable, a unique square bell tower with flared eaves, and a porte cochere. The church is in the Shingle Style with Gothic elements. Also on the property is the two story, American Foursquare manse, dated to 1902, and a 19th-century barn. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [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. Susan Hammecker; Nancy Plante; Linda Garofalini (May 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Forest Presbyterian Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-12-10.See also: "Accompanying nine photos".