Linlithgo Reformed Church of Livingston

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Linlithgo Reformed Church of Livingston
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Location447 Church Rd., Livingston, New York
Coordinates 42°8′40″N73°46′36″W / 42.14444°N 73.77667°W / 42.14444; -73.77667 Coordinates: 42°8′40″N73°46′36″W / 42.14444°N 73.77667°W / 42.14444; -73.77667
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1854
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 05001614 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 2006

Linlithgo Reformed Church of Livingston is a historic Dutch Reformed church at 447 Church Road in Livingston, Columbia County, New York. It was built in 1854 and is a two-story brick building with a medium pitched gable roof, deep bracketed cornice, and semi-engaged tower in the center bay of the front facade in the Italianate style. The adjacent cemetery contains several hundred burials dating from about 1814 to the present. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [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. Peter D. Shaver (November 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Linlithgo Reformed Church of Livingston". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-07-04.See also: "Accompanying five photos".