State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr., (I, D, WF, WE-Sag Harbor) today announced that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation recommended adding the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church in the hamlet of Bridgehampton, Town of Southampton to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, one of twenty six properties nominated statewide and the only one nominated from Long Island, was constructed in 1842. The Church, in a Federal/Greek Revival style, is the third consecutive church building serving a congregation that was formed in the 1660s State and National Registers listing can assist property owners in revitalizing buildings, making them eligible for various public preservation programs and services, such as matching state grants and state and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits. Spurred by the credits administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, developers invested $550 million statewide in 2015 to revitalize properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, while homeowners invested more than $12 million statewide on home improvements to help revitalize historic neighborhoods.

The State and National Registers are the official lists of buildings, structures, districts, landscapes, objects and sites significant in the history, architecture, archeology and culture of New York State and the nation. There are more than 120,000 historic buildings, structures and sites throughout the state listed on the National Register of Historic Places, individually or as components of historic districts. Property owners, municipalities and organizations from communities throughout the state sponsored the nominations.

Once the recommendations are approved by the state historic preservation officer, the properties are listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and then nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, where they are reviewed and, once approved, entered on the National Register. More information and photos of the nominations are available on the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation website.