Caroline Church and Cemetery
Historic site in Suffolk County, New York, US
United States historic place
Caroline Church and Cemetery | |
Caroline Church and Cemetery, November 2007 | |
40°56′49″N 73°6′46″W / 40.94694°N 73.11278°W / 40.94694; -73.11278 | |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
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Built | 1729 |
Architect | Sears, John; Smythe, Richard Haviland |
NRHP reference No. | 91001148[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 09, 1991 |
Caroline Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery and also a national historic district at the junction of Dyke and Bates Roads in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York. The church was built in 1729 and is a three-by-four-bay, heavy timber-framed, 42 by 30 foot building sheathed in wood shingles and covered by a gable roof. It features a 42-foot tower surmounted by a 25-foot spire. The complex also includes the parish house, built in 1905, and a barn built in 1893. The cemetery was established in 1734.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
Images
- Captain William Oldrin (1773–1858) and Almy Kinner (1780–1853) tombstone
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ John A. Bonafide (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Caroline Church and Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2010. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
External links
- Caroline Church Official Website
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