The Hopewell Presbyterian Church is a historic
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located at the junction of Thompson Ridge Road (Orange County Route 17) and
NY 302 in the
Thompson Ridge section of the
Town of Crawford in
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The church itself was established in 1778, in a stone building 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the present site. It moved to the current building, a stone Gothic revival
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building, in 1831. In 1968, an addition was built on the back.
In 1998 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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Churches in Orange County, New York
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19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
Churches completed in 1831
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Presbyterian churches in New York (state)
Religious organizations established in 1778
Presbyterian organizations established in the 18th century
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