Caroline Church and Cemetery
Caroline Church and Cemetery | |
Caroline Church and Cemetery, November 2007 | |
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Location | Jct. of Dyke and Bates Rds., Setauket, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°56′49″N 73°6′46″W / 40.94694°N 73.11278°WCoordinates: 40°56′49″N 73°6′46″W / 40.94694°N 73.11278°W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1729 |
Architect | Sears, John; Smythe, Richard Haviland |
Governing body | Private |
NRHP Reference # | 91001148[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 09, 1991 |
Caroline Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery and national historic district at the junction of Dyke and Bates Roads in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York. The church was built in 1729 and is a three-by-four-bay, heavy timber-framed, 42 by 30 foot building sheathed in wood shingles and covered by a gable roof. It features a 42 foot tower surmounted by a 25 foot spire. The complex also includes the parish house, built in 1905, and a barn built in 1893. The cemetery was established in 1734.[2]
It added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ John A. Bonafide (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Caroline Church and Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
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