Christ Episcopal Church (Duanesburg, New York)
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Christ Episcopal Church | |
 Christ Episcopal Church, June 2009 | |
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| Location | NY 20, Duanesburg, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°46′7″N 74°9′17″W / 42.76861°N 74.15472°W |
| Area | 4.9 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1793 |
| MPS | Duanesburg MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000911[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 24, 1987 |
Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church on NY 20 in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1793 and is a two-story, rectangular meeting house with a freestanding tower. The square tower with octagonal spire was erected in 1811. Also on the property is a contributing carriage shed and cemetery.[2] General William North (1755–1836), who owned the nearby North Mansion and Tenant House, is buried in the crypt. The church possesses a historic pipe organ, c. 1848, by Augustus Backus of Troy, New York.[3]
The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
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