Nelson Welsh Congregational Church

	Nelson Welsh Congregational Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Entrance to the church
Nearest city	Nelson, New York
Coordinates	42°54′7″N75°45′17″W / 42.90194°N 75.75472°W
Area	6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1876
Architect	Perry, Orrin; Jones, James T.
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	93000681
Added to NRHP	August 6, 1993

Last updated November 07, 2025

Nelson Welsh Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church located at Nelson, Madison County, New York. It was built in 1876, and is a one-story, three bay by four bay, timber-frame structure with a gable roof and stone foundation. It measures 34 feet by 55 feet. It features a three-stage bell tower with octagonal spire. Also on the property are a contributing privy and cemetery. The cemetery contains the graves of Nelson's earliest settlers with the oldest stone dated to 1809.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Kathleen LaFrank (May 1993). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Nelson Welsh Congregational Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 5, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Kathleen LaFrank (May 1993). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Nelson Welsh Congregational Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 5, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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