Indian Castle Church

Indian Castle Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Indian Castle Church, September 2009
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Nearest city	Indian Castle, New York
Coordinates	43°0′10″N 74°46′40″W / 43.00278°N 74.77778°W / 43.00278; -74.77778
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1769
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	71000540[1]
Added to NRHP	February 18, 1971

Indian Castle Church is a historic

with a gable roof and steeple. To the rear of the church is a burial ground containing the remains of both Mohawks and Europeans.

It was erected in 1769 by Sir

.

Background

The land was donated by siblings Joseph and Molly Brant,^[2] two prominent Mohawk in their village of Canajoharie, located on the south side of the Mohawk River. Construction was done under the direction and at the expense of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Molly Brant was a longtime companion and common-law wife of Johnson. Her brother Joseph Brant became a prominent Mohawk military leader, allied with the British, during the American Revolutionary War and later led the Mohawk after their migration to Canada.

The church is located within what is now designated as the Mohawk Upper Castle Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.^[3] It is the only colonial Indian missionary church surviving in New York State.^[4] The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in New York

References

External links

• Media related to Indian Castle Church at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-243, "Indian Castle Church, State Route 5S, Indian Castle, Herkimer County, NY", 4 photos, 2 data pages
• Dean R. Snow and David B. Guldenzopf, "Indian Castle Church, the Mohawk Upper Castle Historic District National Historic Landmark", Indian Castle Church Website
• Indian Castle Church website