Smithfield Presbyterian Church (Amenia, New York)


Smithfield Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Smithfield Presbyterian Church, January 2012
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Location	656 Smithfield Valley Rd., near Amenia, New York
Coordinates	41°53′09″N 73°36′00″W / 41.88583°N 73.60000°W / 41.88583; -73.60000Coordinates: 41°53′09″N 73°36′00″W / 41.88583°N 73.60000°W / 41.88583; -73.60000
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1737 (1737), c. 1847-1848, 1857, 1938
Architect	Lockwood, Jonathan
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	11001090^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 3, 2012

Smithfield Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Amenia, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1847-1848, and is a one-story, Greek Revival style heavy timber frame church sheathed in clapboard. It has a stone foundation and gable roof and features a tetrastyle portico supported by four Ionic order columns. The church was refurbished in 1938. Also on the property is a contributing horse shed, Sexton's House (1857), and church cemetery, with the earliest grave dated to 1737. George Whitefield (1714-1770) preached an open air revival sermon at the church in June 1770.^[2]^{:3–4, 6}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-10.
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Smithfield Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01.

External links

church website

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York

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