Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church

	Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location within New York Location within the United States
Location	Bancroft Rd., Piercefield, New York
Coordinates	44°17′5″N 74°40′9″W / 44.28472°N 74.66917°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1903
Architect	Pond, William A.
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	01000585
Added to NRHP	May 30, 2001

Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located the hamlet of Childwold in the town of Piercefield, St. Lawrence County, New York. Built as part of a summer resort community, the church included several unusual architectural characteristics and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The Childwold Presbyterian Church was built as part of a resort development project in 1893.^[2] It was one of 17 Presbyterian churches founded in Franklin and St. Lawrence counties by minister Richard G. McCarthy.^[3]

Architecture

The church is a small, rectangular one story Queen Anne adaptation, approximately 25 feet wide and 42 feet long.^[4] The church includes several elements that were unusual at the time, including large window bays on each side are topped by clipped gables and a front porch spanning the building's full width. The exterior included multicolored shingle patterns, including a prominent rounded design on the steeple resembling a rose window.^[2] It is a condensed version of the First Presbyterian Church in Saranac Lake, built around the same time.^[3]

Preservation

The Childwold church, still in use, is a rare surviving example of Addison Child's development activities in the region.^[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
1 2 Svenson, Sally E. (2006). Adirondack Churches: A History of Design and Building. Keeseville, New York: Adirondack Architectural Heritage. p. 169. ISBN 0967038839.
1 2 3 Longstreth, Richard (2017). A Guide to Architecture in the Adirondacks. Keeseville, New York: Adirondack Architectural Heritage. p. 345. ISBN 9780967038858.
↑ Steven Engelhart, Paula J. Dennis, and Linda Garofalini (August 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2025.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Downloading may be slow.)

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[ADK_Churches-2] 1 2 Svenson, Sally E. (2006). Adirondack Churches: A History of Design and Building. Keeseville, New York: Adirondack Architectural Heritage. p. 169. ISBN 0967038839.

[ADK_Architecture-3] 1 2 3 Longstreth, Richard (2017). A Guide to Architecture in the Adirondacks. Keeseville, New York: Adirondack Architectural Heritage. p. 345. ISBN 9780967038858.

[nrhpdoc-4] Steven Engelhart, Paula J. Dennis, and Linda Garofalini (August 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2025.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Downloading may be slow.)

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