Christ Episcopal Church (Duanesburg, New York)

Christ Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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°W / 42.76861; -74.15472Coordinates: 42°46′7″N 74°9′17″W / 42.76861°N 74.15472°W / 42.76861; -74.15472
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]

Gallery

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  Christ Episcopal Church, HABS photograph

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Schenectady County Planning Dept. (1979, 1983). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Christ Episcopal Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=8267. 
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. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000548.pdf. 

External links

• Christ Episcopal Church, State Route 20 & Church Road, Duanesburg, Schenectady, NY: 18 photos and 2 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey