First Congregational Church of Middletown
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First Congregational Church of Middletown
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Church in 2007
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| Location: | Middletown, NY |
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| Coordinates: | 41°26′44″N 74°25′09″W / 41.44556°N 74.41917°WCoordinates: 41°26′44″N 74°25′09″W / 41.44556°N 74.41917°W |
| Built: | 1872 |
| Governing body: | Private church |
| NRHP Reference#: | 05001382 |
| Added to NRHP: | 2005 |
The First Congregational Church of Middletown, New York, USA is one of the most visible landmarks of that city's downtown skyline. Its spire rises higher than any other church or structure in the central neighborhoods of the city.
The church itself was established in 1785. At the time the settlement that became the city did not exist, and it has been argued that the construction of the church at that time marks the beginning of Middletown's existence as a village.[1] The current building, constructed in 1872, is the third.
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First Congregational Church Historical Marker, June 2011
[edit] References
- ^ "Photographs from the Historical Society of Middletown and the Wallkill Precinct". http://www.thrall.org/photos/106.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
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Categories:
- Churches in Orange County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York
- Religious buildings completed in 1872
- 19th-century church buildings
- Middletown, New York
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Religious organizations established in 1785
- Protestant congregations established in the 18th century
