St. James Chapel, now All Souls Episcopal Church, is a historic

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on the east side of Main Street ( Suffolk CR 68), 250 feet north of Stony Brook Lane in

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. The church was built in 1889 and is a gable-roofed frame building clad in wood shingles. It features an open, octagonal

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, cross gables, and an arcaded porch. It was designed by architect

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. ''See also:'' It was added to the

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in 2000.

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Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Queen Anne architecture in New York (state) Churches completed in 1889 19th-century churches in the United States Churches in Suffolk County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, New York {{NewYork-Anglican-church-stub