St. Luke's Church (Clermont, New York)

St. Luke's Church
A white church with vertical siding, decorative woodwork on the roofline of its steeply gabled roof, and a red door in front, topped with an open belfry.
East elevation, 2012
Location US 9, Clermont, New York
Coordinates 42°5′14″N 73°49′32″W / 42.08722°N 73.82556°W / 42.08722; -73.82556Coordinates: 42°5′14″N 73°49′32″W / 42.08722°N 73.82556°W / 42.08722; -73.82556
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1857
Architect Upjohn, Richard M.; VanDyke, Thomas
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Clermont MRA
NRHP reference # 83003936[1]
Added to NRHP October 7, 1983

St. Luke's Church is a historic church on US 9 in Clermont, Columbia County, New York. It was built in 1857 and is a one-story, Gothic Revival style frame church with a steeply pitched gable roof and board and batten siding. It features a large open framed bell tower with a polygonal steeple and elaborate trim. The entry porch gable roof has a decorative bargeboard. It was designed by noted ecclesiastical architect Richard M. Upjohn (1828-1903).[2] The church was decommissioned and was donated for town use in the 1970s.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located within the Clermont Civic Historic District, established in 2003.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Jessica Kemm (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Luke's Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying four photos".


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