Smithfield Presbyterian Church (Amenia, New York) Explained

Smithfield Presbyterian Church
Location:656 Smithfield Valley Rd., near Amenia, New York
Coordinates:41.8858°N -73.6°W
Built:, c. 1847-1848, 1857, 1938
Architect:Lockwood, Jonathan
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:February 3, 2012
Refnum:11001090[1]

Smithfield Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Amenia, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1847–1848, and is a one-story, Greek Revival style heavy timber frame church sheathed in clapboard. It has a stone foundation and gable roof and features a tetrastyle portico supported by four Ionic order columns. The church was refurbished in 1938. Also on the property is a contributing horse shed, Sexton's House (1857), and church cemetery, with the earliest grave dated to 1737. George Whitefield (1714-1770) preached an open air revival sermon at the church in June 1770.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2012-02-10. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Smithfield Presbyterian Church . 2015-12-01 . William E. Krattinger . PDF. August 2011.

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