Methodist Episcopal Church of Butler explained

Methodist Episcopal Church of Butler
Location:Butler Center Rd., jct. with Washburn Rd., Butler Center, New York
Coordinates:43.1683°N -76.7714°W
Built:1836
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:November 24, 1997
Refnum:97001459

Methodist Episcopal Church of Butler is a historic former Methodist Episcopal church located at Butler Center in Wayne County, New York. It is a rectangular, gable roofed frame building designed in a vernacular Greek Revival style and built about 1836. It rests on a cobblestone foundation and is surmounted by an open belfry. Also on the property is a cemetery (non-contributing), established in 1864.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Butler Church Museum

The building is now operated as the Butler Church Museum by the Butler Historical Society. It is open on the first Saturday of the month from May through October.

The Society also operates the Roe Cobblestone Schoolhouse as a museum.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2016-08-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Methodist Episcopal Church of Butler . 2016-08-01 . Nancy L. Todd . PDF . September 1997 . and Accompanying 12 photographs