English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville

English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville, also known as Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, is a historic Lutheran church located at Dansville in Livingston County, New York. It was built in 1847, and is a one-story, late Greek Revival style frame church. It has a front gable roof with a wide frieze and features rounded arched windows and a two-tiered steeple. An education wing was added in 1924 and expanded in the 1950s, and a projecting entrance was added in 1947. It was the church where Clara Barton founded the first local chapter of the American Red Cross in 1881.[2]

English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville
Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, January 2008
English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville is located in New York
English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville
English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville is located in the United States
English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville
Location21 Clara Barton St., Dansville, New York
Coordinates42°33′31″N 77°41′52″W / 42.55861°N 77.69778°W / 42.55861; -77.69778
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1847 (1847)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.13000448[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 2013

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/24/13 through 6/28/13. National Park Service. 2013-07-05.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Virginia L. Bartos (March 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs