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Lincoln Grange (formerly Lincoln Methodist Church)

Historic Site #:13-032   (Exists)   Type: E1,E5,E7 Town:Walworth
Site Name:Lincoln Grange (formerly Lincoln Methodist Church)GPS Coordinates:43.180929, -77.344123
Address:4953 Lincoln Road, Macedon, NY
Description:
This is now a private residence.

 
Wayne County Atlas 1874Lincoln Methodist Episcopal Church 1895 (courtesy Walworth Historical Society)
Exterior of home 2014 (used with permission of Loreen Jorgensen)Photo by Bavis, 2013
Photo by Bavis, 2013
 
Historic narrative:
Organized in 1872, the congregation built a frame church in 1874. the church was dedicated by B. I. Ives of Auburn on 12 December 1874. It closed in the mid-1960s. It is now a private home.

References:

History of the Lincoln Baptist Church. Judy Foote. 1965. Hoffman Foundation essay.

Walworth Town Historian File folder “Churches—Miscellaneous”