Nelson Welsh Congregational Church

Nelson Welsh Congregational Church

Entrance to the church
Nearest city Nelson, New York
Coordinates 42°54′7″N 75°45′17″W / 42.90194°N 75.75472°W / 42.90194; -75.75472Coordinates: 42°54′7″N 75°45′17″W / 42.90194°N 75.75472°W / 42.90194; -75.75472
Area 6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built 1876
Architect Perry, Orrin; Jones, James T.
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 93000681[1]
Added to NRHP August 6, 1993

Nelson Welsh Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church located at Nelson, Madison County, New York. It was built in 1876, and is a one-story, three bay by four bay, timber frame structure with a gable roof and stone foundation. It measures 34 feet by 55 feet. It features a three-stage bell tower with octagonal spire. Also on the property are a contributing privy and cemetery. The cemetery contains the graves of Nelson's earliest settlers with the oldest stone dated to 1809.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

The church and its cemetery

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Kathleen LaFrank (May 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Nelson Welsh Congregational Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying eight photographs


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