Grace Methodist Church Complex
National Register of Historic Places

Grace Methodist Church Complex

Speculator, Hamilton County, New York
Listed
February 12, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000006

About this property

The Grace Methodist Church Complex, also known as Mountain Community Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church complex located at Speculator, Hamilton County, New York. The church was built in 1909 and is a compact Gothic Revival style frame church. It has an engaged bell tower and a concrete block Sunday School wing added in 1957. The front facade features three symmetrically placed Gothic-arched windows. The parsonage was built in 1928, and is a two-story wood-frame building with a gambrel roof and dormers in the Dutch Colonial Revival style. The church was built to a standard plan design by Benjamin D. Price and is very similar to the 1903 Methodist church in nearby Indian Lake, with an identical steeple and similar layouts. Memorial stained glass windows at Grace Methodist Church set it apart from similarly designed churches. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. Alongside the Methodist church in nearby Lake Pleasant, The church is part of a two-point parish called Mountain Community Methodist Church. The church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church in 2024 and is part of the Global Methodist Church.

Location

2895 NY 8
Speculator, Hamilton County, New York
43.50107, -74.36577

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Grace Methodist Church Complex listed on the National Register?

Grace Methodist Church Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Grace Methodist Church Complex?

Grace Methodist Church Complex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Grace Methodist Church Complex?

The period of significance for Grace Methodist Church Complex is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1909.

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