Young Memorial Church

Young Memorial Church, also known as Brier Hill Congregational Church, is a historic Congregational church in the hamlet of Brier Hill in Morristown, St. Lawrence County, New York. It was built in 1907–1908, and is a one-story, stone and wood shingled church building in the Arts and Crafts style. It features a steeply pitched gable roof, tall stone chimney, opaque art glass windows by Harry James Horwood, and central two-story square tower with a crenelated top.[2]

Young Memorial Church
LocationJunction of School St. and NY 37, Brier Hill, New York
Coordinates44°31′54″N 75°39′47″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1907-1908
ArchitectWilliams, Samuel D.P.
Architectural styleArts and Crafts
NRHP reference No.11000293[1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 2011

The church building housed a Congregational church until the 1950s. Subsequently, it was used by a Baptist congregation until 1985. As of 2010, it had not been used since the Baptist group left.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 5/16/11 THROUGH 5/20/11. National Park Service. 2010-05-27.
  2. Virginia L. Bartos (March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Young Memorial Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2012-08-05. See also: "Accompanying 24 photos".
  3. "Brier Hill Church Has Treasures To Be Preserved". Watertown Daily Times. May 2, 2010.


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