Leon United Methodist Church
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Leon United Methodist Church | |
Leon United Methodist Church, August 2010 | |
| Location | Jct. of Cattaraugus Co. 6 and U.S. Route 62, Leon, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°17′36″N 79°1′3″W / 42.29333°N 79.01750°W |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001413[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 2000 |
Leon United Methodist Church, now known as the Leon Historical Society Museum, is a historic church building located at Leon in Cattaraugus County, New York. It was constructed in 1836 and is in the Gothic Revival style. The United Methodist Church deconsecrated the building in 1992 and sold it to the historical society.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Deed History Card for 12264 Cherry Creek Rd, Leon, NY. Cattaraugus County Department of Real Property Services. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ William E. Krattinger (July 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Leon United Methodist Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 25, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Museums in Cattaraugus County, New York
- History museums in New York (state)
- Historical society museums in New York (state)
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- United Methodist churches in New York (state)
- Carpenter Gothic church buildings in New York (state)
- Churches completed in 1836
- 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Cattaraugus County, New York
- Chautauqua-Alleghany, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
- New York (state) museum stubs
- New York (state) Methodist church stubs