White Store Church and Evergreen Cemetery
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
White Store Church and Evergreen Cemetery occupy a hillside above Unadilla Creek in the Town of Norwich, Chenango County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1805 by a company of landholders, and a union church built by Baptists, Methodists and Universalists was completed in 1820. The church is a two-story Federal style frame meetinghouse with box pews, galleries and original 12-over-12 sash windows. Its only known alteration is the lowering of the pulpit in 1863. The cemetery holds about 400 monuments, from finely carved early stones to Victorian obelisks, along with dry-laid stone walls, cast iron fences, a 1906 stone receiving vault and cross-axial allees of arbor vitae. The property was listed for its well-preserved architecture, funerary art and landscape design. It reflects the New England origins of the Rhode Island families who settled the White Store community. It is also regarded as Chenango County's oldest public use cemetery.
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| Period of significance | 1795-1934 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Early Republic / Federal |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Landscape Architecture |
| Acreage | 4 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | White Store Church and Evergreen Cemetery (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.