Nelson Welsh Congregational Church


Nelson Welsh Congregational Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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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