Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief
| Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief is located in New York | |
| Location | Clinton Correctional Facility, Cook St., Dannemora, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°43′29″N 73°43′21″W / 44.72472°N 73.72250°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1941 |
| Architect | Frederick V. Murphy |
| Architectural style | Neogothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001673[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 1991 |
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.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Back to citation 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.)