Fort Herkimer Church, also known as the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of German Flatts, is a historic

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located in East Herkimer,

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. It was built in 1767, and expanded in 1812. It is a two-story, rectangular grey

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building. The gable roof is topped by a frame

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. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying photographs''
/ref> It was added to the

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in 1972.

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church website
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state) Churches completed in 1767 Churches in Herkimer County, New York 1767 establishments in the Province of New York 18th-century churches in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Herkimer County, New York {{NewYork-church-stub