Christ Episcopal Church is a historic

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church located in Marlboro, Ulster County, New York. The church was designed by architect Richard Upjohn and built in 1858 in the

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style. It is built of dark red brick with contrasting

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detailing. It features a square entry tower and polygonal apse with steeply pitched roofs, with polychrome

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shingles on the main section. It also has a notable collection of

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windows designed by D. Maitland Armstrong (1836-1918). Also on the property is the church

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(1863) and cemetery, with burials dating before 1840. ''See also:'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

References

External links

Christ Episcopal Church website
Episcopal church buildings in New York (state) Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Churches completed in 1858 19th-century Episcopal church buildings Gothic Revival church buildings in New York (state) Churches in Ulster County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Ulster County, New York {{NewYork-church-stub