First United Methodist Church (Mount Vernon, New York) Explained

First United Methodist Church
Location:227 E. Lincoln Ave., Mount Vernon, New York
Coordinates:40.9183°N -73.8292°W
Built:1900
Architect:Kramer, George W.
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:January 7, 2000
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:99001656

First United Methodist Church, also known as Chester Hill ME Church, is a historic United Methodist church at 227 E. Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States. It was built in 1900-1901 and is a Romanesque Revival style building. It is constructed of granite with limestone details and a red slate roof. It features an 85-foot bell and clock tower and multi-gabled roof. The interior features a semi-circular, amphitheater-like seating plan in the Akron Plan.[1]

It was a work of architect George W. Kramer.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . July 1, 2015 . . Searchable database . 2016-08-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First United Methodist Church . 2016-08-01 . Peter D. Shaver . PDF . August 1999 . and Accompanying seven photographs