Smithfield Presbyterian Church (Amenia, New York)

	Smithfield Presbyterian Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Smithfield Presbyterian Church, January 2012
Location	656 Smithfield Valley Rd., near Amenia, New York
Coordinates	41°53′09″N 73°36′00″W / 41.88583°N 73.60000°W
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1737, c. 1847-1848, 1857, 1938
Architect	Lockwood, Jonathan
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	11001090
Added to NRHP	February 3, 2012

Smithfield Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Amenia, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1847–1848, and is a one-story, Greek Revival style heavy timber frame church sheathed in clapboard. It has a stone foundation and gable roof and features a tetrastyle portico supported by four Ionic order columns. The church was refurbished in 1938. Also on the property is a contributing horse shed, Sexton's House (1857), and church cemetery, with the earliest grave dated to 1737. George Whitefield (1714-1770) preached an open air revival sermon at the church in June 1770.^[2]^{: 3–4, 6}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-10.
^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Smithfield Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01.

External links[edit]

church website

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[nps-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-10.

[NysNrhpNom-2] "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Smithfield Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01.

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