- Church of St. John in the Wilderness
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Church of St. John in the WildernessChurch of St. John in the Wilderness, September 2008
Location: Jct. of NY 344 and Valley View Rd., Copake Falls, New York Coordinates: 42°7′14″N 73°31′9″W / 42.12056°N 73.51917°WCoordinates: 42°7′14″N 73°31′9″W / 42.12056°N 73.51917°W Area: 2 acres (0.81 ha) Built: 1851 Architect: Upjohn, Richard Architectural style: Gothic Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 95000963[1] Added to NRHP: August 10, 1995 Church of St. John in the Wilderness is a historic Episcopal church at the junction of NY 344 and Valley View Road in Copake Falls, Columbia County, New York. It was built in 1851 and is a one story wood frame building clad with board and batten siding in the Gothic Revival style. It features an open frame bell cote topped by a steep gable roof. Also on the property are a contributing parsonage (1853) and two cemeteries (1851-1911). The church, its furnishing, and the parsonage were designed by noted ecclesiastical architect Richard Upjohn (1802-1878).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] It is located within the Copake Iron Works Historic District, established in 2007.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ John A. Bonafide (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Church of St. John in the Wilderness". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=1496. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying six photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=1495.
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Categories:- Episcopal churches in New York
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Gothic Revival architecture in New York
- Religious buildings completed in 1851
- 19th-century Episcopal church buildings
- Churches in Columbia County, New York
- Cemeteries in Columbia County, New York
- Columbia County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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