Grace Church is a historic

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located at Scottsville in

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. The church was designed by noted Rochester architect

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(1852-1904) and built in 1885. It is in the Latin cross form in the

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style. It has a native

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lower level with an upper section of frame construction with a non-structural wall of

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. It features rounded apsidal and

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ends topped by conical roofs. Attached is a Sunday school wing constructed in 1956 and a square, shingled bell tower added in 1976. ''See also:'' It is a congregation in the

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. It was listed on the

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in 2010.

References

External links

Grace Church Website
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Episcopal church buildings in New York (state) Churches completed in 1885 19th-century Episcopal church buildings Romanesque Revival church buildings in New York (state) Churches in Monroe County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, New York {{NewYork-Anglican-church-stub