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Zion Episcopal Church
| Historic Site #: | 09-004 (Exists) Type: A1,D5,E1 | Town: | Palmyra | ||
| Site Name: | Zion Episcopal Church | GPS Coordinates: | 43.063584, -77.232948 | ||
| Address: | 100-120 Main St., Palmyra | ||||
| Description: | |||||
| The Building is 52' x 120' with a tower 18' square and 125' tall and made of Medina sandstone. | |||||
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| 1828-1871 building (courtesy Zion Episcopal Church) | Current building, 2011 (used with permission L A Jorgensen) |
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| Current building, 2011 (used with permission L A Jorgensen) | Interior, 2011 (used with permission L A Jorgensen) |
| Historic narrative: | |||||
| Organized in 1823, the congregation approved a frame building as designed by Bishop Hobart and built by Benjamin Billings, Sr. on the four corners in Palmyra. It was 40' by 35' with galleries on three sides.The building was removed to make way for the new church. In 1872 the congregation commissioned a new Gothic style building of Medina sandstone which fronts on to West Main Street. The pastor during construction, John G. Webster, created a wooden pulpit which was later used at Christ Church in Sodus Point and Grace Episcopal Church in Lyons. The chapel fronts on to Canandaigua Street. The spire, built in 1873 was given by George W. Cuyler. In 2019, the Church building was inducted into the Medina Sandstone Hall of Fame. | |||||
Zion Episcopal Church, Palmyra, NY : From its beginnings to the end of the 20th century. Sutart E. Hotchkiss. 2008
Medina Sandstone Hall of Fame