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First Presbyterian Church Complex in Gouverneur recommended for State and National Registers of Historic Places

Posted 6/15/15

GOUVERNEUR -- The First Presbyterian Church Complex is among 26 properties statewide that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation is recommending be added to the State and National …

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First Presbyterian Church Complex in Gouverneur recommended for State and National Registers of Historic Places

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GOUVERNEUR -- The First Presbyterian Church Complex is among 26 properties statewide that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation is recommending be added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office.

Completed in 1893, the church is representative of the Romanesque Revival style constructed with locally quarried Gouverneur marble, a regional stone known for its tremendous quality and durability, Cuomo said.

State and National Register listing can assist property owners in revitalizing buildings, making them eligible for various public preservation programs and services, such as matching state grants and state and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits, according to Cuomo.

The State and National Registers are the official lists of buildings, structures, districts, landscapes, objects and sites significant in the history, architecture, archeology and culture of New York State and the nation. There are more than 120,000 historic buildings, structures and sites throughout the state listed on the National Register of Historic Places, individually or as components of historic districts. Property owners, municipalities and organizations from communities throughout the state sponsored the nominations, according to Cuomo.

Once the state historic preservation officer approves the recommendations, the properties are listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and then nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, where they are reviewed and, once approved, entered on the National Register, Cuomo said.

Other nominations include one of the last amusement park rides left at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair in Queens, to the site of a 1943 school segregation fight in Rockland County.