Caroline Church and Cemetery explained

Caroline Church and Cemetery
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Location:Jct. of Dyke and Bates Rds., Setauket, New York
Coordinates:40.9469°N -73.1128°W
Built:1729
Architect:Sears, John; Smythe, Richard Haviland
Added:September 09, 1991
Refnum:91001148

Caroline Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery and also a national historic district at the junction of Dyke and Bates Roads in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York. The church was built in 1729 and is a three-by-four-bay, heavy timber-framed, 42 by 30 foot building sheathed in wood shingles and covered by a gable roof. It features a 42-foot tower surmounted by a 25-foot spire. The complex also includes the parish house, built in 1905, and a barn built in 1893. The cemetery was established in 1734.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Caroline Church and Cemetery. June 1991. 2010-02-20 . John A. Bonafide. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying six photos.