Leon United Methodist Church, now known as the Leon Historical Society Museum, is a historic

United Methodist The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelic ...

church building located at

Leon Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

Cattaraugus County, New York Cattaraugus County (locally known as Catt County) is a county in Western New York, with one side bordering Pennsylvania. As of the United States 2020 census, the population was 77,042. The county seat is Little Valley. The county was created ...

. It was constructed in 1836 and is in the

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style. It was listed on the

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in 2000.

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Historical marker/historic landmark for Leon United Methodist Church in Leon, NYLeon Historical Society Museum
- official site
Leon Historical Society Museum , New York's Amish Trail
Museums in Cattaraugus County, New York History museums in New York (state) Historical society museums in New York (state) Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) United Methodist churches in New York (state) Carpenter Gothic church buildings in New York (state) Churches completed in 1836 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Cattaraugus County, New York {{NewYork-church-stub