Old Episcopal Manse

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LocationNY 23, Main St., Prattsville, New York
Coordinates 42°18′51″N74°25′59″W / 42.31417°N 74.43306°W / 42.31417; -74.43306 Coordinates: 42°18′51″N74°25′59″W / 42.31417°N 74.43306°W / 42.31417; -74.43306
Arealess than one acre
Built1845
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference # 00001415 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2000

Old Episcopal Manse is a historic Episcopal manse building on New York State Route 23, Main Street in Prattsville, Greene County, New York. It was built about 1845 and is a 1 12-story, cross-gable house type with Gothic Revival style features. It features board and batten siding and a steeply pitched gable roof. Also on the property is a carriage house, also built about 1845. [2]

Episcopal Church (United States) Anglican denomination in the United States

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Manse clergy house

A manse is a clergy house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and other Christian traditions.

New York State Route 23 highway in New York

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. John A. Bonafide (July 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Episcopal Manse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".