First Methodist Episcopal Church of Avon, also known as Avon United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Avon in Livingston County, New York. It was designed by Rochester architect James Goold Cutler and built in 1879. It is a three- by five-bay Romanesque style brick building. The principal elevation is flanked by an engaged tower at the south end and low pavilion and chimney on the north. The center of the principal elevation is accented by a large recessed round arch at the upper level that contains a large center oculus window flanked by two small vertical windows.[2]
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Avon | |
 First Methodist Episcopal Church of Avon, August 2009 | |
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| Location | 130 Genesee St., Avon, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°54′36″N 77°44′47″W / 42.91000°N 77.74639°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | 1879 |
| Architect | Cutler, James G. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000165[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Robert T. Englert (November 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Methodist Episcopal Church of Avon". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-09-01. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
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