Fair Street Church

Fair Street Church (HM1365)

Location: Kingston, NY 12401 Ulster County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 55.886', W 74° 1.036'

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The Congregation of the Fair Street
Reformed Church meets here in the oldest
public worship building in Kingston.

Established as the Second Reformed Church
of Kingston in January, 1849, the small
group of 27 people originally met for worship
in the County Court House on Wall Street.

In 1850 construction of the church began,
using local dolomite limestone taken from a
quarry on upper Pearl Street. The church was
originally graced by a steeple purported to be
the highest of its time out of New York City.

On March 17, 1854, Good Friday, it was
blown over in a very heavy gale. No one was
hurt and only the front steps of the church
were damaged by the fall. The Congregation
believed this was a sign of God's displeasure
with their pride over the height of the
steeple, and they vowed never to replace it.

Details

HM Number	HM1365
Tags	Churches and Religion
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 9:52pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18T E 581475 N 4642630
Decimal Degrees	41.93143333, -74.01726667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 41° 55.886', W 74° 1.036'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	41° 55' 53.16" N, 74° 1' 2.16" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	914, 845
Closest Postal Address	At or near 207 Fair St, Kingston NY 12401, US
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