Old Hawleyton Methodist Episcopal Church
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Old Hawleyton Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal
church located at Hawleyton in Broome County, New York
. It was constructed in 1856-1857 and altered in 1877 and 1942; the attached Fellowship Hall was constructed in two stages between 1950 and 1954. The original structure was built as a small rectangular wood frame building characterized by a steep gable roof with deeply hanging overhanging eaves in a rural Gothic Revival
style.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2006.
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
church located at Hawleyton in Broome County, New York
Broome County, New York
Broome County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,600. It was named in honor of John Broome, who was lieutenant governor in 1806 when Broome County was established. Its county seat is Binghamton, which is also its major city. The current...
. It was constructed in 1856-1857 and altered in 1877 and 1942; the attached Fellowship Hall was constructed in two stages between 1950 and 1954. The original structure was built as a small rectangular wood frame building characterized by a steep gable roof with deeply hanging overhanging eaves in a rural Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style.
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 2006.