St. James Church and Rectory (Callicoon, New York)
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St. James Church and Rectory is a historic Episcopal church on NY 17B on the north side, east of the junction with NY 97, within the Town of Delaware in Callicoon
, Sullivan County, New York
. The church was built in 1928 and the rectory
about 1912. The church is a gabled building with a stucco
ed exterior in the Mission style
. It features a bell tower
centered at the peak of the front-facing gable. The rectory is a simplified Queen Anne
style residence.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1993.
Callicoon, New York
Callicoon, New York may refer to:*Callicoon , New York*Callicoon , New York...
, Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War...
. The church was built in 1928 and the rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
about 1912. The church is a gabled building with a stucco
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
ed exterior in the Mission style
Mission Revival Style architecture
The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century Spanish missions in California....
. It features a bell tower
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...
centered at the peak of the front-facing gable. The rectory is a simplified Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
style residence.
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 1993.