First Baptist Church of Cold Spring (Nelsonville, New York)
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The Church on the Hill is located just outside that village on Main Street (NY 301) in Nelsonville, New York, United States. It is the oldest church in the town of Philipstown, which includes both villages, and has been in use continually since its 1831 construction.[2] Its white steeple, at the rise on the line between the villages, is a Nelsonville landmark. The parsonage located on Parsonage Street in Cold Spring is also owned by the church and on the National Historic Registry.
Quick Facts Church On The Hill, Religion ...
Church On The Hill | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Baptist (former) Non denominational Christian (current) |
Year consecrated | 1831 |
Status | active |
Location | |
Location | Nelsonville, NY, United States |
Geographic coordinates | 41°25′22″N 73°56′59″W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Davenport |
General contractor | William Bowne |
Completed | 1832 |
Construction cost | $825[1] |
Direction of façade | north |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Added to NRHP | 1982 |
NRHP Reference no. | 82001241 |
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It is also the only frame church of any note within the Hudson Highlands.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and is situated next to Gothic Italianate home at 6 Parsonage Street.