Presbyterian Church of McGraw explained

Presbyterian Church of McGraw
Location:3 W. Main St., McGraw, New York
Coordinates:42.5956°N -76.0958°W
Built:1901
Builder:John R. Holmes
Architect:Pierce & Bickford
Architecture:Queen Anne, Eclectic Queen Anne
Added:September 11, 1986
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:86002517

Presbyterian Church of McGraw is a historic Presbyterian church located at McGraw in Cortland County, New York. It was built in 1901 to designs by architects Pierce & Bickford and is a one-story structure, irregular in plan and massing, built of "Canandaigua gold brick". It features a tower that is square in plan at the base, but above the roofline rises in two octagonal stages built of wood with round arched louvered belfry openings and elliptical windows. It is topped by an octagonal spire crowned by a cast metal finial. The interior features an octagonally shaped auditorium and Palladian windows.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Presbyterian Church of McGraw. July 1986. 2009-11-10 . Mark L. Peckham. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying seven photos.