Wesleyan Methodist Church (Seneca Falls, New York)
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Location | 126 Fall St., Seneca Falls, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°54′49″N 76°47′52″W / 42.9137°N 76.7978°WCoordinates: 42°54′49″N 76°47′52″W / 42.9137°N 76.7978°W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1843 |
MPS | Women's Rights Historic Sites TR |
NRHP Reference # | 80000361[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 29, 1980 |
Wesleyan Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at Seneca Falls in Seneca County, New York. It was constructed in 1843. All interior features have been removed and three original walls stand. It was the site of the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention, where Elizabeth Cady Stanton demanded the right of women to vote.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Anne Ackerson (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wesleyan Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-6304, "Wesleyan Chapel, 126 Fall Street (State Route 5 & 20), Seneca Falls, Seneca County, NY", 10 measured drawings
- Guide to the First Wesleyan Methodist Church Of Seneca Falls Records, 1843-1911 (Collection Number: 6049), Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
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