National Historic Landmark · Smithtown, New York

First Presbyterian Church

Historic church in New York, United States in Smithtown, New York. Added to the National Register in 1977, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1977
First Presbyterian Church on Main St.First Presbyterian, Smithtown. North Shore, Long Island.First Presbyterian, view from the light on Main StreetSmithtown 1st Presbyterian Church
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What it is

Wikipedia · First Presbyterian Church (Smithtown, New York)

First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 175 East Main Street in Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1825 and the sanctuary is a rectangular, two story frame structure measuring 56 feet (17 m) by 34 feet (10 m). It is sheathed in wood shingles and covered by a gable roof. It features an engaged, square tower surmounted by a tiered, balustraded belfry. The tower has a Palladian window at its second level.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address175 E. Main St., Smithtown, NY
CountySuffolk County
ListedDec 23, 1977
Reference number77000983
Type of placechurch building
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address175 E. Main St., Smithtown, NY
Websitefpcsmithtown.net ↗
Coordinates40.85673, -73.18791 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFire Island National Seashore · 15 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyThe Cottage At Sailors Haven 15 mi · Watch Hill Bayview House 15 mi · The Bayberry Dunes House 15 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 77000983. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.