First Congregational and Presbyterian Society Church of Westport

Main St./CR 10, Westport, New York. County/parish: Essex.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 19, 1988. NRIS 88002750.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • United Church of Christ of Wadhams

From Wikipedia:

First Congregational and Presbyterian Society Church of Westport

First Congregational and Presbyterian Society Church of Westport, now known as United Church of Christ of Wadhams, is a historic Congregational church on Main Street/CR 10 in Westport, Essex County, New York. It was built in 1837 and is a vernacular, Federal style meeting house form building. It is a one-story building with clapboard exterior siding and a simple gable roof. It features a two tiered belfry with dome shaped roof above the west gable end. The adjacent parish hall was formerly a dance hall and moved to this site in 1901. It is a plain, two story rectangular structure with a gable roof and clapboard siding.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317773

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