Christ Episcopal Church (Duanesburg, New York) Explained

Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church on NY 20 in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1793 and is a two-story, rectangular meeting house with a freestanding tower. The square tower with octagonal spire was erected in 1811. Also on the property is a contributing carriage shed and cemetery.^[1] General William North (1755 – 1836), who owned the nearby North Mansion and Tenant House, is buried in the crypt. The church possesses a historic pipe organ, ca. 1848, by Augustus Backus of Troy, New York.^[2]

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.^[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

External links

• • Church website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2016-04-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Christ Episcopal Church . 2016-04-01 . Schenectady County Planning Dept. . PDF . August 1984 .
2. https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/3383
3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000548}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA ]. Lucy A. Breyer, Nancy Todd, and Schenectady County Planning Dept.. August 1984 . National Park Service.