Ten Mile River Baptist Church

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Ten Mile River Baptist Church
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LocationNY 97, jct. with Cochecton Trnpk., Tusten, New York
Coordinates 41°33′36″N75°1′0″W / 41.56000°N 75.01667°W / 41.56000; -75.01667 Coordinates: 41°33′36″N75°1′0″W / 41.56000°N 75.01667°W / 41.56000; -75.01667
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1856
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Upper Delaware Valley, New York and Pennsylvania, MPS
NRHP reference No. 97000422 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1997

Ten Mile River Baptist Church, also known as Tusten Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church on NY 97, at the junction with Cochecton Turnpike in Tusten, Sullivan County, New York. It was built in 1856 and is a small frame meeting house with modest Greek Revival style detailing. It features a small, reconstructed, bell tower and spire. [2] The church cemetery includes the gravesite of Gustavus A. Neumann, founding editor of the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung .

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [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 Mark Peckham and Mary Curtis (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ten Mile River Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying four photographs