- Commack Methodist Church and Cemetery
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Commack Methodist Church and Cemetery
Location: 486 Townline Rd., Commack, New York Coordinates: 40°50′41″N 73°17′36″W / 40.84472°N 73.29333°WCoordinates: 40°50′41″N 73°17′36″W / 40.84472°N 73.29333°W Area: 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) Built: 1789 Architect: Hubbs, James Governing body: Private MPS: Huntington Town MRA NRHP Reference#: 85002511[1] Added to NRHP: September 26, 1985 Commack Methodist Church and Cemetery is a historic Methodist church meeting house and cemetery located at 486 Townline Road in Commack, Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1789 and is a relatively large, two story, two bay shingled building with a broad, overhanging gable roof. It is the oldest Methodist church in New York State in continuous operation. The surrounding burial ground has graves dating to the 18th century.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
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.
- ^ NYS Parks & Recreation (undated). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Commack Methodist Church and Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=8665. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ Bailey, Paul; Long Island: A history of two great counties, Nassau and Suffolk, vol. II, N.Y., Lewis Historical Publisher, Inc., 1949. Chapter 24, Smith Alison J. "Methodism on Long Island."
External links
- Commack United Methodist Church - Welcome - Commack, Huntington, Smithtown - Long Island, NY website
Categories:- Methodist churches in New York
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- 1789 architecture
- Churches in Suffolk County, New York
- Cemeteries in Suffolk County, New York
- Suffolk County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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