Smithfield Presbyterian Church (Amenia, New York)
Appearance
Smithfield Presbyterian Church | |
Location | 656 Smithfield Valley Rd., near Amenia, New York |
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Coordinates | 41°53′09″N 73°36′00″W / 41.88583°N 73.60000°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1737 | , c. 1847-1848, 1857, 1938
Architect | Lockwood, Jonathan |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 11001090[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 3, 2012 |
Smithfield Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Amenia, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1847–1848, and is a one-story, Greek Revival style heavy timber frame church sheathed in clapboard. It has a stone foundation and gable roof and features a tetrastyle portico supported by four Ionic order columns. The church was refurbished in 1938. Also on the property is a contributing horse shed, Sexton's House (1857), and church cemetery, with the earliest grave dated to 1737. George Whitefield (1714-1770) preached an open air revival sermon at the church in June 1770.[2]: 3–4, 6
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Smithfield Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01.
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Categories:
- Presbyterian churches in New York (state)
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Greek Revival church buildings in New York (state)
- Churches completed in 1848
- 1737 establishments in the Province of New York
- Churches in Dutchess County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Dutchess County, New York
- Dutchess County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs