Union Chapel | |
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Location | The Grove, Shelter Island Heights, New York |
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Coordinates | 41°5′2″N72°21′32″W / 41.08389°N 72.35889°W |
Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
Built | 1875 |
NRHP reference No. | 84000296 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 23, 1984 |
Union Chapel is a historic Methodist chapel located in Shelter Island Heights, Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1875 and is a wood-frame structure with wood-shingle sheathing. The chapel's main three-bay facade has a 2+1⁄2-story bell tower with a double-door center entrance at its base; a small porch shelters the entry. It is the most important extant structure associated with the Shelter Island Heights Grove and Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist camp established in 1872. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
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Union Chapel may refer to:
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