Building date: 1848
Original use: Church
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Mortar application and content: Vertical, practically no embellishment in mortar
Types and uses of stones: Mostly round, evenly colored, lake washed cobbles, laid four to five courses to a limestone quoin.
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°12'45.16"N 78°49'41.00"W. Current owner of record, North Ridge Methodist Church as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Cambria and Niagara County Maps
North Ridge United Methodist Church at 3930 North Ridge Road (Route 93) hamlet of North Ridge, Town of Cambria, was built in 1848. It is constructed of mostly round, evenly colored, lake washed cobbles, laid four to five courses to a limestone quoin. There are few later period additions It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Olive Beach is credited with introducing Methodism to this. Services were originally held in the nearby District No. 9 school house. Reuben Wilson donated the land for the present church which is Greek Revival style. The small frame addition was built in 1892. The present steeple was added in 1913 when the old one was struck by lightning. Stained glass windows were added in 1919. Richard Palmer blog.
CHURCHES ON THE RIDGE.
There are four churches located upon the ridge. The Methodist was the first built now existing. Near the middle a handsomely constructed cobble-stone edifice stands upon a gravel bank elevation, that could not be more suitably provided. It was built in 1845. The land was donated by Reuben Wilson. The present membership is 43; the church is in an advancing condition. H. L. Newton is the present pastor. Transcribed from "History of Niagara County, N.Y.", Sanford & Company N.Y. 1878, p. 233, courtesy Cornell University Library.
North Ridge United Methodist Church, June 1991, Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum. Attribution not provided.
North Ridge United Methodist Church, courtesy the Tom The Backroads Traveller blog.
The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:
North Ridge Methodist Church 6th Annual 06/06/1964
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National Register of Historic Places Registration
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, North Ridge Methodist Church
- Pages 76 - 77
- "The Era of Cobblestone Architecture", unpublished manuscript 1972. To access the manuscript content about this structure, see 48. Niagara County, North Ridge United Methodist Church. This structure is not included in the subsequent book "Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State", 1978.
¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
4 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
