First Congregational Free Church
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First Congregational Free Church is a historic church at 177 N. Main Street in Oriskany Falls
, Oneida County, New York
. It is a limestone
structure started in 1833 and completed in 1845. It features a low gable roof surmounted by a tower consisting of a belfry
and slender spire
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Oriskany Falls, New York
Oriskany Falls is a village in Oneida County, New York in the United States. The population was 698 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a waterfall on a nearby stream....
, 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 is a 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....
structure started in 1833 and completed in 1845. It features a low gable roof surmounted by a tower consisting of 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...
and slender 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 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.