Union Chapel (Shelter Island Heights, New York) Explained

Union Chapel
Location:The Grove, Shelter Island Heights, New York
Coordinates:41.0839°N -72.3589°W
Built:1875
Added:November 23, 1984
Refnum:84000296

Union Chapel is a historic Methodist chapel located in Shelter Island Heights, Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1875 and is a wood-frame structure with wood-shingle sheathing. The chapel's main three-bay facade has a -story bell tower with a double-door center entrance at its base; a small porch shelters the entry. It is the most important extant structure associated with the Shelter Island Heights Grove and Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist camp established in 1872.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Union Chapel. September 1984. 2010-02-20 . Austin O'Brian. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.