Caroline Church and Cemetery
Caroline Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery and also a national historic district at the junction of Dyke and Bates Roads in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York. The church was built in 1729 and is a three-by-four-bay, heavy timber-framed, 42 by 30 foot building sheathed in wood shingles and covered by a gable roof. It features a 42-foot tower surmounted by a 25-foot spire. The complex also includes the parish house, built in 1905, and a barn built in 1893. The cemetery was established in 1734.[2]
Caroline Church and Cemetery | |
 Caroline Church and Cemetery, November 2007 | |
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| Location | Jct. of Dyke and Bates Rds., Setauket, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°56′49″N 73°6′46″W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1729 |
| Architect | Sears, John; Smythe, Richard Haviland |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001148[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 09, 1991 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
Images
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Captain William Oldrin (1773–1858) and Almy Kinner (1780–1853) tombstone
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- John A. Bonafide (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Caroline Church and Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2010. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
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