Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief

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Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief is a historic Roman Catholic church at the Clinton Correctional Facility on Cook Street in Dannemora, New York.

Description

St. Dismas Church was built between 1939 and 1941 and is a large Neogothic inspired stone chapel. It was constructed of fieldstones salvaged from several 19th-century stone structures already on the site, including the prison's first cell block. The rectangular building measures 52 feet (16 m) by 132 feet (40 m). It features a steeply pitched, slate-clad gable roof and two massive oak entrance doors with Medieval inspired metal strapwork. A 106-foot (32 m) engaged tower with corner buttresses and an octagonal spire is located at the rear corner.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[2]

References

  1. 1.Nancy L. Todd (September 1991). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  2. 2."National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.