United Church - Fayetteville, NY
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N 43° 01.763 W 076° 00.434
18T E 417941 N 4764569
The United Church is part of the Genesee Street Hill-Limestone Plaza Historic District. It was built as a Presbyterian Church, but it is now shared with the Baptists. Grover Cleveland's father was a pastor here starting in 1841.
Waymark Code: WMRG0B
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2016
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"In that same era, Presbyterians were meeting in the home of David Collin, until, in 1829, they built their first church, complete with clock tower and steeple, in the village. Beginning twenty-years later, they began to gradually expand the building, first adding Beard Lounge and an upstairs office." (
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"The two congregations remained collegial but separate until the coal shortage of World War I led them to conduct joint services, alternating use of their respective buildings. In 1933, the congregations decided to make this a permanent arrangement and by agreement, the Presbyterian facility was adopted as the united congregation’s home. The Baptist Church was sold and later razed." (
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"Nearby at 109 Academy Street is another example of the early years: the Cleveland House. This small Greek Revival house was Grover Cleveland's boyhood home while his father was pastor of the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church." (
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"Cleveland's father was a Presbyterian minister ...In 1841, the Cleveland family moved to Fayetteville, New York, where Grover spent much of his childhood. Neighbors later described him as "full of fun and inclined to play pranks," and fond of outdoor sports." (
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