National Register of Historic Places

Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief

Dannemora, Clinton County, New York
Listed
November 21, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91001673

About this property

Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief is a historic Roman Catholic church at the Clinton Correctional Facility on Cook Street in Dannemora, New York. St. Dismas Church was built between 1939 and 1941 and is a large Neogothic inspired stone chapel. It was constructed of fieldstones salvaged from several 19th-century stone structures already on the site, including the prison's first cell block. The rectangular building measures 52 feet (16 m) by 132 feet (40 m). It features a steeply pitched, slate-clad gable roof and two massive oak entrance doors with Medieval inspired metal strapwork. A 106-foot (32 m) engaged tower with corner buttresses and an octagonal spire is located at the rear corner. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Location

Dannemora, Clinton County, New York
44.72469, -73.72209

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When was Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief listed on the National Register?

Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief?

Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief?

The period of significance for Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief is recorded as the industrial era.

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