National Register of Historic Places

Mead Memorial Chapel

Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York
Listed
November 30, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99001443

About this property

Mead Memorial Chapel is a historic Episcopal chapel at 2 Chapel Road in the hamlet of Waccabuc, town of Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York. It was designed by Hobart B. Upjohn (1876-1949) and built in 1905–1906 in a late Gothic Revival style. It is a rectangular stone building with a steep slate roof. A wing was added in 1929, known as Mead Memorial Hall, and it houses the Mead family archives. It features a bell tower pierced by Gothic arch shaped louvered windows. It was built by Sarah Frances Studwell Mead as a memorial to her husband, George Washington Mead (1827-1899). The Mead family also owned the separately listed The Homestead. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Location

2 Chapel Rd.
Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York
41.29636, -73.59919

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Homestead, The
Industrial
0.9 mi
North Salem Town Hall
Industrial
2.3 mi
Osborn-Bouton-Mead House
Modern
2.7 mi
South Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Listed
2.8 mi
Union Hall
Civil War
3.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Raid on Danbury and Battle of Ridgefield
1777Revolutionary War
5.2 mi
Battle of Ridgefield Connecticut
1777Revolutionary War
5.2 mi
Battle of Ridgefield (Connecticut, 1777)
1777Revolutionary War
5.3 mi
Skirmish at Ridgefield
1777Revolutionary War
5.3 mi

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When was Mead Memorial Chapel listed on the National Register?

Mead Memorial Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Mead Memorial Chapel?

Mead Memorial Chapel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mead Memorial Chapel?

The period of significance for Mead Memorial Chapel is recorded as the industrial era.

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