Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery explained

Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery
Location:Church St., Copake, New York
Coordinates:42.1039°N -73.5514°W
Built:1757
Architect:Snyder, Jude (builder)
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:June 27, 2007
Refnum:07000624

Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery is a historic United Methodist church on Church Street in Copake, Columbia County, New York. The church was built about 1854 and is a one-story, timber frame meeting house style church with Greek Revival style design attributes. It features a stoutly proportioned, four columned Ionic order portico and a two tiered belfry. The church is set within Copake Cemetery. The earliest burial dates to 1757 and most of the stones date to the first decades of the 19th century.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery. February 2007. 2010-06-26. William E. Krattinger. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014003950/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102036. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying six photos. 2010-07-04. 2012-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014004047/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102037. dead.