Wesleyan Methodist Church (Seneca Falls, New York)
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Wesleyan Methodist Church is a historic Methodist
church located at Seneca Falls
in Seneca County, New York
. It was constructed in 1843. All interior features have been removed and three original walls stand. It was the site of the first Women's Rights Convention
and where Elizabeth Cady Stanton
demanded the right to free elective franchise.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
church located at Seneca Falls
Seneca Falls (village), New York
Seneca Falls is a village in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 6,861 at the 2000 census. The village is in the Town of Seneca Falls, east of Geneva, New York. On March 16, 2010, village residents voted to dissolve the village, a move that would take effect at the end of 2011...
in Seneca County, New York
Seneca County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,342 people, 12,630 households, and 8,626 families residing in the county. The population density was 103 people per square mile . There were 14,794 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...
. It was constructed in 1843. All interior features have been removed and three original walls stand. It was the site of the first Women's Rights Convention
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was an early and influential women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, July 19–20, 1848. It was organized by local New York women upon the occasion of a visit by Boston-based Lucretia Mott, a Quaker famous for her speaking ability, a skill rarely...
and where Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early woman's movement...
demanded the right to free elective franchise.
It was listed on 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 1980.
External links
- Wesleyan Chapel, 126 Fall Street (State Route 5 & 20), Seneca Falls, Seneca County, NY: 10 drawings and 2 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- Guide to the First Wesleyan Methodist Church Of Seneca Falls Records, 1843-1911 (Collection Number: 6049), Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library