St. Peter's Presbyterian Church
| St. Peter's Presbyterian Church | |
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Cemetery and church, rear and east elevation, 2012
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Spencertown, NY, USA |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°19′23″N 73°32′46″W / 42.32306°N 73.54611°W |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian |
| Country | United States of America |
| Leadership | The Rev. Drew Paton |
| Website | http://www.wix.com/spencertown/stpeterspresbyterianchurch |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| General contractor | Capt. William Avery Babcock |
| Completed | 1826 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | east |
| Length | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Width | 40 feet (12 m) |
| Height (max) | 70 feet (21 m) |
| Materials | wood, brick |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Added to NRHP | August 2, 2002 |
| NRHP Reference no. | 02000821 |
St. Peter's Presbyterian Church is located at the junction of New York State Route 203 and South Street (Columbia County Route 7) in Spencertown, New York, United States. It is a tall frame building in a style similar to those found in New England, the native region of many of the area's original 18th century settlers. Just to its east is Spencertown Cemetery, with graves dating to 1760, shortly after the area was settled and the congregation formed.
The church was built in 1771, across the road from where it now stands. It was moved to its present location and expanded slightly in 1826. Over the rest of the 19th and 20th centuries it was renovated and modified slightly. In 2002 it and the cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The church and cemetery are on a 1.1-acre (4,500 m2) parcel on the south side of Route 203 at the fork with South Street. It is across from Austerlitz Town Hall and other buildings of the small rural hamlet. The former comes right up to the edge of the roadway, with little setback. To the south the ground slopes downward slightly to the edge of the Punsit Creek gorge, offering views of hills in that direction. The cemetery is set off by a cast iron fence. Both it and the church are contributing resources to the Register listing.
The five-by-six-bay building is two stories high, sided in clapboard. Its gabled roof is topped with a centrally located engaged steeple. A brick chimney rises on the exterior eastern wall.
On the north (front) facade, the middle three bays project slightly, topped by a pediment above the eaves. The centrally located main entrance has a molded surround and Greek Revival cornice. There are windows next to it but not at the corners. A Palladian window, with two regular sash windows on either side, is above it. There is also a wheelchair ramp.
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