Wesleyan Methodist Church (Seneca Falls, New York)

Wesleyan Methodist Church
Location 126 Fall St., Seneca Falls, New York
Coordinates 42°54′49″N 76°47′52″W / 42.9137°N 76.7978°W / 42.9137; -76.7978Coordinates: 42°54′49″N 76°47′52″W / 42.9137°N 76.7978°W / 42.9137; -76.7978
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1843
MPS Women's Rights Historic Sites TR
NRHP Reference # 80000361[1]
Added to NRHP August 29, 1980

Wesleyan Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at Seneca Falls in Seneca County, New York. It was constructed in 1843. All interior features have been removed and three original walls stand. It was the site of the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention, where Elizabeth Cady Stanton demanded the right of women to vote.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Anne Ackerson (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wesleyan Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.


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