St. Luke's Episcopal Church | |
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![]() West elevation and south profile of St. Luke's, 2008 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Episcopal Church in the United States of America |
Leadership | The Rev. Dr. Edwin H. Cromey (vicar) |
Year consecrated | 1879[1] |
Location | |
Location | Beacon, NY, United States |
Geographic coordinates | 41°29′50″N 73°57′48″W / 41.49722°N 73.96333°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Frederick Clarke Withers[1] |
Type | church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
General contractor | William Harloe[1] |
Groundbreaking | 1868 |
Completed | 1870 |
Construction cost | $60,000[1] |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | west |
Width (nave) | 29.5 feet (9.0 m)[1] |
Materials | Bluestone, sandstone |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Added to NRHP | May 30, 2008 |
NRHP Reference no. | 08000517[2] |
Website | |
St. Luke's Episcopal Church - Beacon, NY |
St. Luke's Episcopal Church is located in Beacon, New York, United States. The church complex of four buildings and a cemetery takes up a 12-acre (4.9 ha) parcel between Wolcott (NY 9D), Rector, Phillips and Union Streets. It was founded in 1832 as a religious school that soon became St. Anna's Church of Fishkill Landing.
The church and rectory were built from 1868 to 1870 from a design by Frederick Clarke Withers, who later on considered the former one of his best buildings. The Gothic Revival-styled building strongly reflects contemporary Ecclesiological theories of appropriate church architecture. Despite some modifications and restoration, the buildings and grounds have remained largely as they were when first built. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 as "St. Luke's Episcopal Church Complex".