Union Chapel (Shelter Island Heights, New York)

Union Chapel
Location The Grove, Shelter Island Heights, New York
Coordinates 41°5′2″N 72°21′32″W / 41.08389°N 72.35889°W / 41.08389; -72.35889Coordinates: 41°5′2″N 72°21′32″W / 41.08389°N 72.35889°W / 41.08389; -72.35889
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built 1875
NRHP Reference # 84000296[1]
Added to NRHP November 23, 1984

Union Chapel is a historic Methodist chapel located in Shelter Island Heights, Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1875 and is a wood-frame structure with wood-shingle sheathing. The chapel's main three-bay facade has a 2 12-story bell tower with a double-door center entrance at its base; a small porch shelters the entry. It is the most important extant structure associated with the Shelter Island Heights Grove and Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist camp established in 1872.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Austin O'Brian (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Union Chapel". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying five photos".


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