First Congregational and Presbyterian Society Church of Westport

First Congregational and Presbyterian Society Church of Westport
Location Main St./CR 10, Westport, New York
Coordinates 44°13′50″N 73°27′33″W / 44.23056°N 73.45917°W / 44.23056; -73.45917Coordinates: 44°13′50″N 73°27′33″W / 44.23056°N 73.45917°W / 44.23056; -73.45917
Area less than one acre
Built 1837
Architect Braman, Jason
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 88002750[1]
Added to NRHP December 19, 1988

First Congregational and Presbyterian Society Church of Westport, now known as United Church of Christ of Wadhams, is a historic Congregational church on Main Street/CR 10 in Westport, Essex County, New York. It was built in 1837 and is a vernacular, Federal style meeting house form building. It is a one story building with clapboard exterior siding and a simple gable roof. It features a two tiered belfry with dome shaped roof above the west gable end. The adjacent parish hall was formerly a dance hall and moved to this site in 1901. It is a plain, two story rectangular structure with a gable roof and clapboard siding.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Alicia A. Jettner (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Congregational Church and Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-07-14. See also: "Accompanying five photos".


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