Reformed Dutch Church of New Hurley
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The Reformed Dutch Church of New Hurley is located on NY 208
roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the hamlet of Wallkill
. The current church, built in the 1820s in the Greek Revival style
, replaced an older church on the same site that was one of the first structures built by the early settler
s of the region.
It is all that is left of the former hamlet of New Hurley. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places
since 1982.
New York State Route 208
New York State Route 208 is a state highway located in southern New York in the United States. The southern terminus is at an intersection with NY 17M in the Orange County village of Monroe...
roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the hamlet of Wallkill
Wallkill, Ulster County, New York
Wallkill is a hamlet , generally identified as coterminous with ZIP code 12589, telephone exchange 895 in the 845 area code and most of the Wallkill Central School District located mostly in the eastern half of the Town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York but partly spilling over into adjacent...
. The current church, built in the 1820s in the Greek Revival style
Architectural style
Architectural styles classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences. It overlaps with, and emerges from the study of the evolution and history of architecture...
, replaced an older church on the same site that was one of the first structures built by the early settler
Settler
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads...
s of the region.
It is all that is left of the former hamlet of New Hurley. It has been 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...
since 1982.