Stone Mills Union Church

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Stone Mills Union Church
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LocationNY 180 near jct. with Carter St., Stone Mills, New York
Coordinates 44°6′52″N75°58′27″W / 44.11444°N 75.97417°W / 44.11444; -75.97417 Coordinates: 44°6′52″N75°58′27″W / 44.11444°N 75.97417°W / 44.11444; -75.97417
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1837
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 76001223 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

Stone Mills Union Church is a historic church at Stone Mills in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1837.

The church is a long, three bay, rectangular structure built of carefully dressed walls of gray limestone. It is covered by a gable roof and the front elevation features a two-story pedimented pavilion two bays in width. Atop the pavilion is a simple belfry covered by a low pyramidal roof. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

Since 1968 it has served as headquarters for the Stone Mill Museum of the Northern New York Agricultural Historical Society. [2] The museum includes a sawmill, granary, school house, display buildings and farm machinery.

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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 Bruce T. Sherwood (February 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Stone Mills Union Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying four photographs