Columbus Community Church
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Columbus Community Church is a historic church on New York State Route 80
in Columbus
, Chenango County, New York
. It was built in 1844 and is a one story rectangular frame building, a low pitched gable roof, and a three stage bell tower
and spire
. It is in the Greek Revival
style, with some Gothic Revival
features introduced with a remodeling in 1879.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986.
New York State Route 80
New York State Route 80 is a west–east New York State Route located within Onondaga, Madison, Chenango, Otsego, Herkimer, and Montgomery Counties in New York. Its western terminus is located at a junction with NY 175 in the city of Syracuse in Onondaga County, from which it...
in Columbus
Columbus, New York
Columbus is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 931 at the 2000 census. The town of Columbus is in the northeast corner of the county and is northeast of Norwich.- History :...
, Chenango County, New York
Chenango County, New York
Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477. The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat is Norwich.-History:...
. It was built in 1844 and is a one story rectangular frame building, a low pitched gable roof, and a three stage 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...
and spire
Spire
A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....
. It is in the Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
style, with some Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
features introduced with a remodeling in 1879.
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 1986.