57 S Broadway, Red Hook, New York. County/parish: Dutchess.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 31, 1998. NRIS 98001065.
6 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.
St. Paul's (Zion's) Evangelical Lutheran Church is the official name of what is usually referred to as St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Red Hook, New York, United States. Its six buildings and cemetery are on a 15-acre (6.1 ha) lot on South Broadway (US 9) just south of the village center. The current church is the third building on a spot that has been home to what was originally a Reformed congregation since 1796.
It is one of several Lutheran churches in the area that trace their roots to Palatine German emigrants in the early 18th century. Its late 19th-century brick building is a sophisticated application of the Romanesque Revival architectural style by a New York City architect. In 1998 the entire complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Recently, it considered selling and demolishing some of the buildings due to financial difficulties. It joined up with two other Lutheran congregations in the area to form the Lutheran Parish of Northern Dutchess in 2009, and it continues to hold weekly services.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317479