St. William's Catholic Church (Long Lake, New York)

St. William's Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church on Long Point on Raquette Lake in Raquette Lake, Hamilton County, New York.

St. William's Catholic Church
St. William's Catholic Church, ca. 1905
LocationLong Point on Raquette Lake, Raquette Lake, New York
Coordinates43°49′33″N 74°37′55″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1890
ArchitectJ.C. Cady & Co.; Hammond & Mosher
Architectural styleShingle Style
NRHP reference No.04001446[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 2005

Description

St. William's was designed by prominent New York architect J. Cleaveland Cady's firm at the height of Shingle Style architecture fashion. It was built by William West Durant in 1890 and is a rectangular, one-story Shingle Style church with a steeply pitched roof. The main facade features a two-story cylindrical tower capped by a conical roof and flanked by a pair of open porches.[2]

Since 1993, the building has served as a location for community events.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

Historic St. Williams Catholic Church on Long Point, Raquette Lake, New York
The altar of St. William's Catholic Church on Long Point, Raquette Lake, New York
The ceiling of St. Williams Catholic Church on Long Point. The entire ceiling has been hand-stencilled.

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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Steven C. Engelhart (March 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. William's Catholic Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 19 photos".
  3. http://www.stwilliamsonlongpoint.org/church/church-history


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