Waits Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery - Owego, NY
Posted by: ripraff
N 42° 00.449 W 076° 16.121
18T E 394942 N 4651385
A rural church and graveyard where there was a settlement called Waits.
Waymark Code: WMPA2P
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2015
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wikipedia "Waits Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and cemetery located at what was once known as Waits, in the town of Owego in Tioga County, New York. It is a Greek Revival–style structure built in 1853 of white pine from Windham, Pennsylvania. It is a 1 1/2-story building, three bays wide and four bays deep, measuring approximately 30 feet by 40 feet. The interior was remodeled in 1866 and it retains all of its fabric from that time. Also on the property is a small settlement period cemetery...building of a church in 1853...alterations on the church were made in 1886, which cost $820." Fing A Grave ( visit link)
Street address: Valley Rd north side near Waits Road Owego, NY USA 13827
County / Borough / Parish: Tioga
Year listed: 2000
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture Greek Revival Orcutt, Dunham, Henry
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Funerary, Religion Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current function: Funerary, Social Cemetery, Meeting Hall
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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