United Methodist Church (Waterloo, New York)
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Waterloo United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church located at Waterloo in Seneca County, New York
. It was constructed in 1895 and is a brick and stone church with vernacular Romanesque
/ Greek Revival
style design and decorative detail. It features an 85 foot tripartate tower, crowned by a tall steeple
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2004.
Seneca County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,342 people, 12,630 households, and 8,626 families residing in the county. The population density was 103 people per square mile . There were 14,794 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...
. It was constructed in 1895 and is a brick and stone church with vernacular Romanesque
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
/ 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 design and decorative detail. It features an 85 foot tripartate tower, crowned by a tall steeple
Steeple (architecture)
A steeple, in architecture, is a tall tower on a building, often topped by a spire. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure...
.
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 2004.
External links
- Guide to the First Methodist Episcopal Church Of Waterloo Records, 1843-1872 (Collection Number: 6041), Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library