Otter Lake Community Church

	Otter Lake Community Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Otter Lake Community Church, January 2012
Location	NY 28, Otter Lake, New York
Coordinates	43°35′30″N75°6′46″W / 43.59167°N 75.11278°W Coordinates: 43°35′30″N75°6′46″W / 43.59167°N 75.11278°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1861
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference #	04000704 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 9, 2004

Last updated April 30, 2019

The Otter Lake Community Church, built in 1861 in Hawkinsville, New York, is now located on the east side of Route 28 in Otter Lake, Oneida County, New York. It was moved to this site in 1921.

Hawkinsville is a hamlet located east of Boonville, New York on Hawkinsville Road in Oneida County, New York. The Black River flows north through the hamlet.

Cato is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,537 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Cato the Elder, a Roman statesman. The name was assigned by the surveyors of the Military Tract, and is one of many towns and villages bearing classical place names.

Oneida County, New York County in the United States

Oneida County is a county located in the state of New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 234,878. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois League or Haudenosaunee, which had long occupied this territory at the time of European encounter and colonization. The federally recognized Oneida Indian Nation has had a reservation in the region since the late 18th century, after the American Revolutionary War.

This Gothic Revival-style church has the following architectural features: emphasis on verticality; board and batten siding; steeply pitched roof; and arched windows and door. The interior of the church contains the original pews, altar, and balcony. It is a rectangular, gable roofed Carpenter Gothic structure with board-and-batten siding. It features a massive four stage, square tower engaged in the front facade.^[2] Located on the south side of the church is the pastor's lodge, erected in 1924.

Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic or Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters. The abundance of North American timber and the carpenter-built vernacular architectures based upon it made a picturesque improvisation upon Gothic a natural evolution. Carpenter Gothic improvises upon features that were carved in stone in authentic Gothic architecture, whether original or in more scholarly revival styles; however, in the absence of the restraining influence of genuine Gothic structures, the style was freed to improvise and emphasize charm and quaintness rather than fidelity to received models. The genre received its impetus from the publication by Alexander Jackson Davis of Rural Residences and from detailed plans and elevations in publications by Andrew Jackson Downing.

A batten is most commonly a strip of solid material, historically wood but can also be of plastic, metal, or fiberglass. Battens are variously used in construction, sailing, and other fields.

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

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

The AARCH Award^{[ clarification needed ]} 2004 was awarded to the trustees of the Otter Lake Community Church for long-term stewardship.

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1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
↑ Nancy L. Todd (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Otter Lake Community Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-08. See also: "Accompanying three photos".

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[nris-1] 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Nancy L. Todd (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Otter Lake Community Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-08. See also: "Accompanying three photos".

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