Stillwater United Church

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Stillwater United Church
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Stillwater United Church, February 2009
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Location135 Hudson Ave., Stillwater, New York
Coordinates 42°56′20″N73°39′15″W / 42.93889°N 73.65417°W / 42.93889; -73.65417 Coordinates: 42°56′20″N73°39′15″W / 42.93889°N 73.65417°W / 42.93889; -73.65417
Arealess than one acre
Built1873
ArchitectCummings, Marcus F.
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 06000887 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2006

Stillwater United Church, formerly known as Second Baptist Church, is a historic church at 135 Hudson Avenue in Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York. It was designed by architect Marcus F. Cummings and built in 1873. It has a rectangular, gable roofed sanctuary above a raised basement of cut limestone blocks in an early Romanesque or Northern Italianate style. It features an engaged brick bell tower culminating in a belfry and topped by a tall spire. A two-story brick education wing was added in 1952. [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. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Stillwater United Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying four photographs