Creek Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery

Creek Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery
Creek Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery
Creek Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery is located in New York
Location: Salt Point Tnpk./Main St., Clinton Corners, New York
Coordinates: 41°49′53″N 73°45′43″W / 41.83139°N 73.76194°W / 41.83139; -73.76194Coordinates: 41°49′53″N 73°45′43″W / 41.83139°N 73.76194°W / 41.83139; -73.76194
Area: 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built: 1777
Governing body: Private
MPS: Dutchess County Quaker Meeting Houses TR
NRHP Reference#: 89000299[1]
Added to NRHP: April 27, 1989

Creek Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery is a historic Society of Friends meeting house and cemetery on Salt Point Turnpike/Main Street in Clinton Corners, Dutchess County, New York. It is located directly across the street from the Clinton Corners Friends Church. It was built between 1777 and 1782. It is a two story, squarish building constructed of fieldstone. It has a slate covered, moderately pitched gable roof. The surrounding cemetery contains over 100 stones, largely marble and in plain Quaker style.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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