Nelson Welsh Congregational Church

Nelson Welsh Congregational Church
Entrance to the church
Nelson Welsh Congregational Church is located in New York
Nelson Welsh Congregational Church
Nelson Welsh Congregational Church is located in the United States
Nelson Welsh Congregational Church
Nearest cityNelson, New York
Coordinates42°54′7″N 75°45′17″W / 42.90194°N 75.75472°W / 42.90194; -75.75472
Area6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built1876
ArchitectPerry, Orrin; Jones, James T.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.93000681[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1993

Nelson Welsh Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church located at Nelson, Madison County, New York. It was built in 1876, and is a one-story, three bay by four bay, timber-frame structure with a gable roof and stone foundation. It measures 34 feet by 55 feet. It features a three-stage bell tower with octagonal spire. Also on the property are a contributing privy and cemetery. The cemetery contains the graves of Nelson's earliest settlers with the oldest stone dated to 1809.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

The church and its cemetery

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Kathleen LaFrank (May 1993). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Nelson Welsh Congregational Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 5, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
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