First Congregational Church (Malone, New York)

First Congregational Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First Congregational Church, November 2010
Location	2 Clay St., Malone, New York
Coordinates	44°50′57″N 74°17′19″W / 44.84917°N 74.28861°WCoordinates: 44°50′57″N 74°17′19″W / 44.84917°N 74.28861°W
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Griffin,Tristram
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	91000627[1]
Added to NRHP	June 06, 1991

First Congregational Church is a historic church at 2 Clay Street in Malone, New York. The third building of the congregation on the site, it was built in 1883. The congregation was the first formed in Franklin County, NY, in 1807, with the first settled pastor in the county (Rev. Ashbel Parmelee). The congregation erected its first church building in 1826 and replaced that first stone building with a second, of brick, in 1852. It is this second building that is thought to have been built with passages to secret escaping slaves on their way to Canada. One of these tunnels is extant in the basement of the current church building. Vice President William A. Wheeler was a member of the church.^[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Linda M. Garofalini (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Congregational Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-11-14. See also: "Accompanying 15 photos".