Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery
Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery is a national historic district containing a Methodist church, chapel, and cemetery at 19 Old Post Road in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York. The church was built in 1883 and is a rectangular brick building with a multi-colored slate-covered gable roof in the Gothic Revival style. It features large Gothic-arched stained and leaded glass windows added in 1891 and a square, engaged, two stage tower. The chapel was built about 1790 and is a 1 1⁄2-story, two-by-two-bay, clapboard-sided building on a granite foundation. Francis Asbury (1745–1816) is known to have visited the chapel on September 20, 1795. The cemetery is in two sections and contains about 5,000 graves; the date of the earliest burial is 1801. It includes the grave of noted playwright and author Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965).[2]
Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery | |
Bethel Cemetery | |
Location | 19 Old Post Rd. and Old Post Rd. S, Croton-on-Hudson, New York |
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Coordinates | 41°12′26″N 73°52′50″W |
Area | 6.8 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1790 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 00000310[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 31, 2000 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Peter D. Shaver (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".