National Register of Historic Places

Caroline Church and Cemetery

Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York
Listed
September 8, 1991
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
91001148

About this property

Caroline Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery and also a national historic district at the junction of Dyke and Bates Roads in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York. The church was built in 1729 and is a three-by-four-bay, heavy timber-framed, 42 by 30 foot building sheathed in wood shingles and covered by a gable roof. It features a 42-foot tower surmounted by a 25-foot spire. The complex also includes the parish house, built in 1905, and a barn built in 1893. The cemetery was established in 1734. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Location

Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York
40.94695, -73.11226

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Nearby Historic Sites

Setauket Presbyterian Church and Burial Ground
Pre Contact
0.1 mi
Frank Melville Memorial Park
Colonial
0.2 mi
Brewster House
Early Republic
0.5 mi
Thompson House
Industrial
1 mi
Benner-Foos-Ceparano Estate
Listed
1.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Setauket
1777Revolutionary War
1.1 mi
Raid on Setauket
1777Revolutionary War
1.2 mi
Battle of Setauket Aug 22 1777
1777Revolutionary War
1.7 mi
Long Island Skirmishes – Setauket
1777Revolutionary War
8 mi
Battle of Setauket (Long Island)
1777Revolutionary War
8.5 mi

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When was Caroline Church and Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Caroline Church and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Caroline Church and Cemetery?

Caroline Church and Cemetery is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Caroline Church and Cemetery is recorded as the listed era.

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