Manhanset Chapel, also known as Mechanics' Hall, is a historic nondenominational

chapel A chapel is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. Firstly, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common ty ...

at 24 N. Ferry Road in Shelter Island,

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. It was built in 1890 and moved to its present site in 1924. It was originally located on the grounds of the Manhaset House Hotel. It is a modest, frame

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

style structure. It consists of a gabled

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

; a prominent, square engaged tower; a distinct

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with a lower gabled roof; and a rear entrance wing. ''See also:'' It was added to the

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in 1997. In 1986, the Osofsky family donated the chapel to the Shelter Island Historical Society, which restored it to the 1924 period of its significance when it was used by the

Junior Order of United American Mechanics The Junior Order of United American Mechanics is an American fraternal order. It began as a youth affiliation of the Order of United American Mechanics, but seceded to become its own organization and eventually absorbed its parent order. Origin ...

. In 2011, Randy Osofsky repurchased the chapel with her husband, Stephen Kessler, for use as an arts and events space for Shelter Island.

References

External links

Chapel website
Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Gothic Revival church buildings in New York (state) 1890s architecture in the United States Churches in Suffolk County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, New York {{NewYork-church-stub