- Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery
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Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery
Location: Church St., Copake, New York Coordinates: 42°6′14″N 73°33′5″W / 42.10389°N 73.55139°WCoordinates: 42°6′14″N 73°33′5″W / 42.10389°N 73.55139°W Area: 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) Built: 1757 Architect: Snyder, Jude (builder) Architectural style: Greek Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 07000624[1] Added to NRHP: June 27, 2007 Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery is a historic United Methodist church on Church Street in Copake, Columbia County, New York. The church was built about 1854 and is a one story, timber frame meeting house style church with Greek Revival style design attributes. It features a stoutly proportioned, four columned Ionic order portico and a two tiered belfry. The church is set within Copake Cemetery. The earliest burial dates to 1757 and most of the stones date to the first decades of the 19th century. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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.
- ^ William E. Krattinger (February 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102036. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying six photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102037.
Categories:- United Methodist churches in New York
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Religious buildings completed in 1754
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Churches in Columbia County, New York
- Cemeteries in Columbia County, New York
- Columbia County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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