- Niskayuna Reformed Church
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Niskayuna Reformed ChurchNiskayuna Reformed Church, May 2010
Location: 3041 Troy-Schenectady Rd., Niskayuna, New York Coordinates: 42°46′34″N 73°49′56″W / 42.77611°N 73.83222°WCoordinates: 42°46′34″N 73°49′56″W / 42.77611°N 73.83222°W Area: 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) Built: 1852 Architectural style: Greek Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 79001628[1] Added to NRHP: April 18, 1979 Niskayuna Reformed Church is a historic Dutch Reformed church located at 3041 Troy-Schenectady Road in Niskayuna in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1852 and is a brick, gable roofed building in the Greek Revival style. It has brick pilasters and a brick frieze around the entire building. It features a two stage central tower consisting of a square section surmounted by an open hexagonal belfry. The adjacent cemetery contains burials dating to the late-18th century. Another reformed church at Lisha Kill, built in 1854, is very similar in design.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
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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.
- ^ Manley, Doris (October 10, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Niskayuna Reformed Church". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=8278. Retrieved 2010-02-14. and Accompanying five photos, exterior and interior, from 1977
External links
- Niskayuna Reformed Church, State Route 7 (Troy Road), Niskayuna, Schenectady County, NY: 4 photos, 2 data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
Categories:- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Greek Revival architecture in New York
- Religious buildings completed in 1852
- 19th-century Reformed Church in America church buildings
- Churches in Schenectady County, New York
- Schenectady County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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