Mount Zion Methodist Church (Somers, New York)

Mt. Zion Methodist Church
West profile and south elevation, 2008
LocationSomers, New York
Nearest cityDanbury, Connecticut
Coordinates41°18′08″N 73°42′52″W / 41.30222°N 73.71444°W / 41.30222; -73.71444
Area1.4 acres (5,700 m2)
Built1794[1]
ArchitectMicajah Wright
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.90000692
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1990

Mount Zion Methodist Church is located on Primrose Avenue (NY 139) in Somers, New York, United States. It is a white clapboard-sided church built near the end of the 18th century, and heavily renovated around 1860. A century later, in 1970, it was severely vandalized.

It is the oldest church in Somers, and important to the establishment of Methodism in New York as the dominant church in northern Westchester County for much of its history.[1] The congregation has been defunct since the late 19th century, and the building and its cemetery are now town property. In 1990 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ a b Kuhn, Robert (March 12, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Mt. Zion Methodist Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2009.