St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Parsonage and Cemetery
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Parsonage and Cemetery is a historic Lutheran
church, parsonage, and cemetery
in Wurtemburg
in Dutchess County, New York
. The church was built about 1802, enlarged in 1832, and remodeled in 1861. It is a large, two story rectangular frame building with a gable roof and prominent central tower. It is in the Federal
style. The parsonage was built about 1870 and is a two story, center hall frame building in the Italianate
style. The cemetery has burials dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Also on the property are two sheds.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
church, parsonage, and cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
in Wurtemburg
Rhinebeck (town), New York
Rhinebeck is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 7,548 at the 2010 census.The Town of Rhinebeck in the northwest part of Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. Rhinebeck is also the name of a village in the town. US Route 9 passes through the town...
in Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...
. The church was built about 1802, enlarged in 1832, and remodeled in 1861. It is a large, two story rectangular frame building with a gable roof and prominent central tower. It is in the Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
style. The parsonage was built about 1870 and is a two story, center hall frame building in the Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
style. The cemetery has burials dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Also on the property are two sheds.
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 1987.