Located off the Setauket Village green, the Caroline Church is a fantastic example of colonial architecture. The Caroline Church's roof is made out of shake shingles. The siding is made out of wood shingles and the foundation is made from locust trees and stone columns. The building is one and a half stories high, consisting of a basement, the main floor, and a balcony. The balcony is where the slaves sat for church. Their seats would be tilted so that if they fell asleep when they weren't supposed to, they would fall off of their seat. The builders of the Caroline Church were probably ship builders because the church has a "ship's knee". The top corners have an extra piece of wood like the ships built in the 18th century.
The Caroline Church is named in honor of King George II's wife Wilhelina-Karolina of Brandenburg-Anspach. She was the Queen of England and she gave money to help it. Back then, people would pray to the Queen and King. During the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Setauket was fought here and the British troops used the Church as a Headquarters and Hospital.
Behind the church is the old graveyard where there are a lot of historical people buried like, Emma S. Clark, Ward Melville and many others.
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