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Reformed Dutch Church of Rensselaer in Watervliet

Coordinates: 42°44′52″N 73°45′35″W / 42.74778°N 73.75972°W / 42.74778; -73.75972
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Reformed Dutch Church of Rensselaer in Watervliet
Reformed Dutch Church of Rensselaer in Watervliet is located in New York
Reformed Dutch Church of Rensselaer in Watervliet
Reformed Dutch Church of Rensselaer in Watervliet is located in the United States
Reformed Dutch Church of Rensselaer in Watervliet
Location210 Old Loudon Rd., Colonie, New York
Coordinates42°44′52″N 73°45′35″W / 42.74778°N 73.75972°W / 42.74778; -73.75972
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1817
ArchitectRunkle, Henry H.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
MPSColonie Town MRA
NRHP reference No.85002745[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1985

Reformed Dutch Church of Rensselaer in Watervliet (also known as Component No. 19) is a historic Reformed Dutch church at 210 Old Loudon Road in the hamlet of Latham, town of Colonie, Albany County, New York. It was built in 1817 in a vernacular Greek Revival style. It has a pedimented roof and corner pilasters. It features a square cupola with a single bell atop the roof with a large channeled cornice with a low pitch roof. It served as a church until 1886 and since then, has been used as a feed store, public meeting hall, chapel, architect firm and most recently, as a theater for stage productions.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ David G. Barnet (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Reformed Dutch Church of Rensselaer in Watervliet". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-13.