Salem Welsh Church, or Salem Presbyterian Church, is a Greek Revival-style Presbyterian church at Freedom in Cattaraugus County, New York, constructed from 1854 to 1855.
Salem Welsh Church | |
 Salem Welsh Church, April 2010 | |
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| Location | 11141 NY 98 at jct. with Galen Hill Rd., Freedom, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°29′12″N 78°21′31″W / 42.48667°N 78.35861°W |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001065[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 07, 1995 |
It was built as the Calvinistic Methodist Church by the Welsh settlers who migrated to this area from Herkimer and Oneida Counties in the 1840s and 1850s. Regular services ended before World War I and the property has been maintained since 1926 by the Salem Cemetery Society, Inc.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (March 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Salem Welsh Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying seven photographs
External links
edit- History of the church from the Salem Cemetery Society
- Historical marker/historic landmark for Salem Welsh Church in Freedom, NY
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