St. Paul's Church and Cemetery (Paris Hill, New York)
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St. Paul's Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal
church in Paris Hill
, Oneida County, New York
. It was built in 1818 and is a rectangular timber framed Federal
style structure measuring 36 feet by 50 feet. It features a one stage belfry
rising from the roof. Located adjacent is the parish cemetery with burials dating from the early 19ths century to the present day.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
church in Paris Hill
Paris, New York
Paris is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The town is in the southeast part of the county and is south of Utica. The population was 4,609 at the 2000 census. The town was named after an early benefactor, Colonel Isaac Paris.-History:...
, Oneida County, New York
Oneida County, New York
Oneida County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 234,878. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, an Iroquoian tribe that formerly occupied the region....
. It was built in 1818 and is a rectangular timber framed Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
style structure measuring 36 feet by 50 feet. It features a one stage 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...
rising from the roof. Located adjacent is the parish cemetery with burials dating from the early 19ths century to the present day.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.