Leon United Methodist Church

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Leon United Methodist Church

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Leon United Methodist Church, August 2010
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Location Jct. of Cattaraugus Co. 6 and U.S. Route 62, Leon, New York
Coordinates 42°17′36″N79°1′3″W / 42.29333°N 79.01750°W / 42.29333; -79.01750 Coordinates: 42°17′36″N79°1′3″W / 42.29333°N 79.01750°W / 42.29333; -79.01750
Built 1836
Architectural style Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 00001413 [1]
Added to NRHP November 22, 2000

Leon United Methodist Church, now known as the Leon Historical Society Museum, is a historic United Methodist church building located at Leon in Cattaraugus County, New York. It was constructed in 1836 and is in the Gothic Revival style.

Leon, New York Town in New York, United States

Leon is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,365 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the former Kingdom of León in Spain, though it is pronounced like the American first name, "LEE-un". The town is on the western border of the county, northwest of the city of Salamanca.

Cattaraugus County, New York County in the United States

Cattaraugus County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of New York, with one side bordering Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,317. The county seat is Little Valley. The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1817.

Gothic Revival architecture Architectural movement

Gothic Revival is an architectural movement popular in the Western world that began in the late 1740s in England. Its popularity grew rapidly in the early 19th century, when increasingly serious and learned admirers of neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval Gothic architecture, in contrast to the neoclassical styles prevalent at the time. Gothic Revival draws features from the original Gothic style, including decorative patterns, finials, lancet windows, hood moulds and label stops.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

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