First United Methodist Church (Mount Vernon, New York)
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| Location | 227 E. Lincoln Ave., Mount Vernon, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°55′6″N 73°49′45″W / 40.91833°N 73.82917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Kramer, George W. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001656[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 2000 |
First United Methodist Church, also known as Chester Hill ME Church, is a historic United Methodist church at 227 E. Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States. It was built in 1900-1901 and is a Romanesque Revival style building. It is constructed of granite with limestone details and a red slate roof. It features an 85-foot bell and clock tower and multi-gabled roof. The interior features a semi-circular, amphitheater-like seating plan in the Akron Plan.[2]
It was a work of architect George W. Kramer.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Peter D. Shaver (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First United Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying seven photographs
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- United Methodist churches in New York (state)
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York
- Romanesque Revival church buildings in New York (state)
- Churches completed in 1890
- 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
- Churches in Westchester County, New York
- Akron Plan church buildings
- Westchester County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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