Rye Meeting House
Rye Meeting House | |
 Rye Meeting House, built in the 1830s, south wing 1875, bell tower 1877 | |
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| Location | 624 Milton Rd., Rye, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°57′12″N 73°41′20″W / 40.95333°N 73.68889°W |
| Area | 1.16 acres (0.47 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850, 1867, 1871, 1875, 1877 |
| Architectural style | Stick Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 10001134[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 14, 2011 |
Rye Meeting House, also known as Milton Mission Chapel, Grace Chapel, and the Friends Meeting House, is a historic Quaker meeting house located at Rye, Westchester County, New York. The property is adjacent to the Bird Homestead. It is a one-story, wood-frame building on a stone foundation with two main volumes, a nave and an asymmetrical transept. The exterior is sheathed in clapboard and shingles and exhibits characteristics of the Stick style. The front facade features a 2+1⁄2-story bell tower. The building was built in the 1830s as a school house. It was moved to its present site in 1867, and enlarged in 1871, 1875, and 1877. At the time, the church was a mission church of nearby Christ's Church, an Episcopal church. The Quakers obtained the property in 1959. The property was deeded to the city of Rye in 2002.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1] In 2015, The Preservation League of New York State selected the historic restoration work completed on Rye Meeting House to receive an Excellence in Historic Preservation award.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/31/11 through 2/04/11. National Park Service. 2011-02-11.
- ^ Lisa Easton; Dan Kelly & Peter Shaver (November 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rye Meeting House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ Preservation League of New York State, "Rye Meeting House: Sustainable Preservation, Ecology and Conservation to be honored",readMedia Newswire, 04-27-2015.
External links[edit]
- Rye Patch blog: What Should the City Do with the Friends Meeting House?
- Clemco Construction: 2015 Historic Restoration of Rye Meeting House
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