Rye Meeting House

Rye Meeting House, also known as Milton Mission Chapel, Grace Chapel, and the Friends Meeting House, is a historic Quaker meeting house located at Rye, Westchester County, New York. The property is adjacent to the Bird Homestead. It is a one-story, wood-frame building on a stone foundation with two main volumes, a nave and an asymmetrical transept. The exterior is sheathed in clapboard and shingles and exhibits characteristics of the Stick style. The front facade features a ​2 1⁄2-story bell tower. The building was built in the 1830s as a school house. It was moved to its present site in 1867, and enlarged in 1871, 1875, and 1877. At the time, the church was a mission church of nearby Christ's Church, an Episcopal church. The Quakers obtained the property in 1959. The property was deeded to the city of Rye in 2002.[2]

Rye Meeting House
Rye Meeting House, built in the 1830s, south wing 1875, bell tower 1877
Location624 Milton Rd., Rye, New York
Coordinates40°57′12″N 73°41′20″W
Area1.16 acres (0.47 ha)
Builtc. 1850, 1867, 1871, 1875, 1877
Architectural styleStick Style
NRHP reference No.10001134[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 14, 2011

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1] In 2015, The Preservation League of New York State selected the historic restoration work completed on Rye Meeting House to receive an Excellence in Historic Preservation award.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/31/11 through 2/04/11. National Park Service. 2011-02-11.
  2. Lisa Easton; Dan Kelly & Peter Shaver (November 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rye Meeting House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. Preservation League of New York State, "Rye Meeting House: Sustainable Preservation, Ecology and Conservation to be honored",readMedia Newswire, 04-27-2015.


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