Zion Lutheran Church (Athens, New York)
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Zion Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church in Athens
, Greene County, New York
. It was built in 1853 and features a pair of wooden Doric order
columns in antis and brick pilaster
s. The brick church is in the Greek Revival
style and has a square, two stage tower.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Athens, New York
Athens, New York can refer to:* Athens , New York* Athens , New York...
, Greene County, New York
Greene County, New York
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Its name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. Its county seat is Catskill...
. It was built in 1853 and features a pair of wooden Doric order
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
columns in antis and brick pilaster
Pilaster
A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile....
s. The brick church is in the 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 and has a square, two stage tower.
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 1980.