Blooming Grove United Church of Christ, also known just as Blooming Grove Church and formerly known as The Congregational Church of Blooming Grove, is located at the junction of Old Dominion Road and NY 94 in the Town of Blooming Grove, between the villages of Chester and Washingtonville in Orange County, New York, USA. It is a plain white Federal style building, notable for lacking the steeple or cupola commonly found on churches.
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