Christ Episcopal Church (Duanesburg, New York)

Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church, June 2009
Location NY 20, Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates 42°46′7″N 74°9′17″W / 42.76861°N 74.15472°WCoordinates: 42°46′7″N 74°9′17″W / 42.76861°N 74.15472°W
Area 4.9 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1793
Governing body Private
MPS Duanesburg MRA
NRHP Reference # 87000911[1]
Added to NRHP April 24, 1987

Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church on NY 20 in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1793 and is a two story, rectangular meeting house with a freestanding tower. The square tower with octagonal spire was erected in 1811. Also on the property is a contributing carriage shed and cemetery.[2] General William North (1755 – 1836), who owned the nearby North Mansion and Tenant House, is buried in the crypt.

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. Schenectady County Planning Dept. (1983) [1979]. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Christ Episcopal Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
  3. Lucy A. Breyer, Nancy Todd, and Schenectady County Planning Dept. (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA". National Park Service.

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