Spencerport Methodist Church, also known as Spencerport United Methodist Church, is a historic

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located at Spencerport in Monroe County,

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. It is a Romanesque style, three- by seven-bay church building constructed of brick on a foundation of

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. Initially constructed in 1870–1871, the interior was updated in 1909 to the

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precepts for church design. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying five photographs''
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in 2008.

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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Methodist churches in New York (state) Romanesque Revival architecture in New York (state) Churches completed in 1871 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States Churches in Monroe County, New York Akron Plan church buildings National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, New York {{NewYork-church-stub