Presbyterian Church - Broadway Historic District - Lancaster, NY
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N 42° 53.981 W 078° 40.085
17T E 690383 N 4752312
New district, approved February 15, 2015
Waymark Code: WMTAFB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2016
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County of church: Erie County
Location of church:5461 Broadway St., Lancaster
Pastor: Rev. Kelly Negus
Phone: 716-684-2277
Fax: 716-684-2446
District approved February 15, 2015
"5461 Broadway 1832-1833; 1925; ca. 1960 additions
Presbyterian Church
Contributing primary building
Federal-style church building of wood construction, with a symmetrical 3-bay façade, capped by a panel
balustrade with a 3-stage bell tower above. Façade features a centered entrance within a classically derived
frontispiece flanked by windows with entablature heads. Second story of the façade incorporates a Palladian
motif in the center, flanked by flat-topped windows with blind-arched windowheads. Pilasters are found etween windows and at the corners of the facade. The eaves are trimmed with modillions, and the side
elevations incorporate flat-top windows with lancet-arched tracery and religious art glass. A brick addition is
located on the west side of the rear, dedicated to the memory of Pastor Waith who had served the church from
1851-1911." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
Full schedule of services:
8:30 AM - Traditional Service enhanced by the Adult Chancel Choir and organ
11:00 AM - Contemporary Service featuring music by the LPC Worship Team
Nursery & Preschool care during both services. Junior Church for grades 1-3 during the 11:00 am service
Note: On the first Sunday of each month, the contemporary service takes place at 8:30 am and the traditional service is at 11:00 am.
Historical marker on site:
Erected by: Erie Bicentennial Commission
Date marker erected: 1976
Text of that marker:
"Organized February 7, 1818, by thirteen members in the Johnson school house 3 miles east as the "Presbyterian Society of Cayuga Creek".
Present house of worship, first in the village, erected in 1832, including timbers salvaged from the "Walk-in-the-Water".
The
Wikipedia Listing of the district