Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery

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°W / 42.10389; -73.55139Coordinates: 42°6′14″N 73°33′5″W / 42.10389°N 73.55139°W / 42.10389; -73.55139
Area 9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built 1757
Architect Snyder, Jude (builder)
Architectural style Greek Revival
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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying six photos".


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