First Congregational Church and Cemetery


First Congregational Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	US 9 at Elizabethtown–Lewis Road, Lewis, New York
Coordinates	44°16′40″N 73°34′5″W / 44.27778°N 73.56806°W / 44.27778; -73.56806Coordinates: 44°16′40″N 73°34′5″W / 44.27778°N 73.56806°W / 44.27778; -73.56806
Area	8.6 acres (3.5 ha)
Built	1812
Architectural style	Early-late 19th-century vernacular
NRHP Reference #	04001457^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 5, 2005

First Congregational Church and Cemetery is a historic Congregational church and cemetery on US 9 at Elizabethtown-Lewis Road in Lewis, Essex County, New York. It was built between 1823 and 1834 and slightly modified in the late 19th century. It is a rectangular, gable roofed frame building sheathed in clapboard siding. It features a large, central bell tower with an elegant Federal style belfry topped by a bell cast roof. Adjacent to the church is the 7.6-acre (3.1 ha) village cemetery established in the 1820s and still in use today.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Nancy L. Todd (September 2004). "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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