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Historic site in Suffolk County, New York, US

United States historic place
Caroline Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Caroline Church and Cemetery, November 2007
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LocationJct. of Dyke and Bates Rds., Setauket, New York
Coordinates40°56′49″N 73°6′46″W / 40.94694°N 73.11278°W / 40.94694; -73.11278
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1729
ArchitectSears, John; Smythe, Richard Haviland
NRHP reference No.91001148
Added to NRHPSeptember 09, 1991

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.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Images

  • Captain William Oldrin (1773–1858) and Almy Kinner (1780–1853) tombstone Captain William Oldrin (1773–1858) and Almy Kinner (1780–1853) tombstone

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 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".

External links

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York
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