Olivet Chapel Explained

Olivet Chapel
Location:	201 W. Main St., Goshen, New York
Coordinates:	41.4015°N -74.3279°W
Built:	1910
Added:	June 9, 2010
Refnum:	10000336^[1]

Olivet Chapel, since 1965 known as the A.U.M.P. affiliated St. John's African Union Methodist Protestant Church, is a historic Presbyterian African American mission chapel located in Goshen in Orange County, New York. It was built about 1910 and is a load-bearing masonry building with a bluestone foundation and topped by a high hipped roof. Horace Pippin (1888–1946) was a noted member of the church prior to its moving to Olivet Chapel.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2010-06-18. WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/23/09 THROUGH 3/27/09. National Park Service.
2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Olivet Chapel. December 2009. 2010-11-21. William E. Krattinger. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171509/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=103261. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying nine photos.