Mentz Church

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Mentz Church

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Mentz Church
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Nearest city Montezuma, New York
Coordinates 42°59′53″N76°40′39″W / 42.99806°N 76.67750°W / 42.99806; -76.67750 Coordinates: 42°59′53″N76°40′39″W / 42.99806°N 76.67750°W / 42.99806; -76.67750
Area less than one acre
Built 1820-1830
Architectural style Mid and late 19th Century
NRHP reference # 04001064 [1]
Added to NRHP September 24, 2004

Mentz Church is a historic community church located at Montezuma in Cayuga County, New York. It is a rectangular, gable roofed frame structure built between 1820 and 1830 and enlarged during the 1870s-1880s. The front facade features a centrally engaged square tower. Also on the property is the church cemetery with headstones dating from 1813 to the 1940s. The church ceased being used for services in 1954 and is being restored for community use. [2]

Church (building) building constructed for Christian worship

A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for Christian worship services. The term is often used by Christians to refer to the physical buildings where they worship, but it is sometimes used to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.

Montezuma, New York Town in New York, United States

Montezuma is a Town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,277 at the 2010 census.

Cayuga County, New York County in the United States

Cayuga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,026. Its county seat is Auburn. The county was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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