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Big Moose Community Chapel

Coordinates: 43°49′03″N 74°52′43″W / 43.81750°N 74.87861°W / 43.81750; -74.87861
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Big Moose Community Chapel
Big Moose Community Chapel is located in New York
Big Moose Community Chapel
Big Moose Community Chapel is located in the United States
Big Moose Community Chapel
Nearest city1544 Big Moose Rd., near Eagle Bay, New York
Coordinates43°49′03″N 74°52′43″W / 43.81750°N 74.87861°W / 43.81750; -74.87861
Area1.25 acres (0.51 ha)
Built1928 (1928)-1931
ArchitectCovey, Earl
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Adirondack
NRHP reference No.12000478[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 2012

Big Moose Community Chapel is a historic chapel located on Big Moose Lake near Eagle Bay in Herkimer County, New York. The chapel was built in 1931, and is a modified "L"-plan Late Gothic Revival style church constructed of locally quarried granite. It has a cross-gable roof and features a small square belfry and pointed arch openings. It was built by master builder Earl Covey and incorporates Adirondack style architectural elements.[2]: 5 

The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/06/12 through 8/10/12. National Park Service. August 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Note: This includes Travis Bowman (April 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Big Moose Community Chapel" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs