Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia
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Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia, also known as Stone Arabia Reformed Church, is a historic Dutch Reformed
church located near Nelliston
in Stone Arabia
, Montgomery County, New York
. Located immediately south is the Trinity Lutheran Church and Cemetery
. It was built about 1787 and is a simple rectangular building constructed of cut limestone
blocks. It has a somewhat flattened gable roof and a belfry
. It features a Palladian window in the Georgian
style.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1977.
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
church located near Nelliston
Nelliston, New York
Nelliston is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 622 at the 2000 census. The name is from members of the Nellis family.The Village of Nelliston is in the Town of Palatine and is west of Amsterdam....
in Stone Arabia
Palatine, New York
Palatine is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 3,240 at the 2010 census. The named is derived from the Palatinate in the Rhineland, the homeland of the early settlers of this region....
, Montgomery County, New York
Montgomery County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 49,708 people, 20,038 households, and 13,104 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 22,522 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile...
. Located immediately south is the Trinity Lutheran Church and Cemetery
Trinity Lutheran Church and Cemetery (Stone Arabia, New York)
Trinity Lutheran Church and Cemetery is a historic Lutheran church and cemetery at 5430 NY 10 in Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, New York. Located immediately north is the Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia....
. It was built about 1787 and is a simple rectangular building constructed of cut limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
blocks. It has a somewhat flattened gable roof and a belfry
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
. It features a Palladian window in the Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1977.
External links
- Dutch Reformed Church, State Route 10, Stone Arabia, Montgomery, NY: 15 drawings, 8 photos, 2 data pages, and supplemental materials at Historic American Building Survey
- Excerpt from "History of Montgomery Classis, R. C. A.", 1916, by W. N. P. Dailey. Recorder Press, Amsterdam, NY: Stone Arabia Reformed Church