Indian Castle Church
Indian Castle Church is a historic mission church at Indian Castle in Herkimer County, New York. The church is located on NYS Route 5S near present-day Danube. It is a one-story, rectangular wood-frame structure, clad in clapboard with a gable roof and steeple. To the rear of the church is a burial ground containing the remains of both Mohawks and Europeans.
Indian Castle Church | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Indian Castle Church, September 2009 | |
| Nearest city | Indian Castle, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°0′10″N 74°46′40″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1769 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000540 |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 1971 |
It was erected in 1769 by Sir William Johnson, British Superintendent of Indian Affairs, as an Indian mission church for the Mohawk nation. They were the easternmost of the Five Nations of the Iroquois League, who occupied most of New York west of the Hudson River.
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