Christ Episcopal Church (Duanesburg, New York)
Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church on NY 20 in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1793 and is a two-story, rectangular meeting house with a freestanding tower. The square tower with octagonal spire was erected in 1811. Also on the property is a contributing carriage shed and cemetery. General William North (1755 – 1836), who owned the nearby North Mansion and Tenant House, is buried in the crypt. The church possesses a historic pipe organ, ca. 1848, by Augustus Backus of Troy, New York.
The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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Christ Episcopal Church, HABS photograph
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Schenectady County Planning Dept. (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Christ Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ^ https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/3383
- ^ Lucy A. Breyer, Nancy Todd, and Schenectady County Planning Dept. (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA". National Park Service.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christ Episcopal Church (Duanesburg, New York).
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-331, "Christ Episcopal Church, State Route 20 & Church Road, Duanesburg, Schenectady County, NY", 18 photos, 2 data pages, supplemental material
- Church website