Church of the Holy Comforter (Poughkeepsie, New York)

Church of the Holy Comforter

South elevation and tower, 2007
Basic information
Location Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Geographic coordinates 41°22′23″N 73°56′11″W / 41.37306°N 73.93639°W / 41.37306; -73.93639
Affiliation Diocese of the Resurrection of the Holy Catholic Church
Rite Anglican
Year consecrated 1860
Website Parish of the Holy Comforter - Diocese of the Resurrection
Architectural description
Architect(s) Richard Upjohn[1]
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1860
Completed 1860
Specifications
Direction of façade East
Materials Bluestone
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Added to NRHP April 13, 1972
NRHP Reference no. 72000831[2]

The Church of the Holy Comforter, built in 1860, is a Gothic Revival church located on Davies Street, near the train station in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States, a few blocks from the Hudson River. Its steeples are prominently visible to traffic passing through the city since the construction of the elevated US 9 expressway in 1965.[1]

The congregation first formed in 1854 as Christ Church. Six years later, it had incorporated and hired Richard Upjohn, a prominent architect noted for his churches, to design a building. His original plans are on file at Columbia University's Avery Library. The cornerstone was laid on October 25, 1860. Holy Comforter is a cruciform church with walls of local bluestone. Inside, the original pews are still in place and the vaulted ceiling is supported with Carpenter Gothic-style wooden ribs.[1]

It is now known as the Parish of the Holy Comforter in the Diocese of the Resurrection of the Holy Catholic Church (Anglican Rite) and is no longer affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Its break with the Episcopal Church grows out of disagreements and events in the 1970s.

On April 13, 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is also a contributing property to the Mill Street-North Clover Street Historic District listed on the Register later that year.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mauri, Stephanie (May 1971). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Church of the Holy Comforter". Retrieved 2008-01-10. This link requires JavaScript.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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