Zion Episcopal Church (Palmyra, New York)
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Zion Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal
church in Palmyra
, Wayne County, New York
. It was designed in a Late Gothic Revival
style by Emlyn T. Littel
and was built in 1872. It is built of Medina sandstone
with limestone
trim. Its roof features polychrome slate shingles.
It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
in 1996. In 2009, it was included in the Palmyra Village Historic District
.
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
church in Palmyra
Palmyra, New York
Palmyra, New York may refer to:*Palmyra , New York*Palmyra , New York...
, Wayne County, New York
Wayne County, New York
Wayne County is a county located in the US state of New York. It is part of the Rochester, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies on the south shore of Lake Ontario, forming part of the northern border of the United States with Canada. The name honors General Anthony Wayne, an American...
. It was designed in a Late Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style by Emlyn T. Littel
Emlyn T. Littel
Emlen T. Littel was an American architect active in New York City and Philadelphia.Born in Philadelphia, Littel was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a reputation for his ecclesiastical design. In New York City, examples of his work included the Church of the Incarnation on...
and was built in 1872. It is built of Medina sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
with 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....
trim. Its roof features polychrome slate shingles.
It was listed on the U.S. 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 1996. In 2009, it was included in the Palmyra Village Historic District
Palmyra Village Historic District
Palmyra Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Palmyra in Wayne County, New York. The district includes 207 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 7 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object. It encompassed the commercial, civic, religious, and...
.