First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church on Polin Road in Charleston, Montgomery County, New York. It is believed to have been built in the 1820s and remodeled during the 1860s. It is a rural vernacular wood-frame church executed in the late Federal / early Greek Revival style. The 1+1⁄2-story, heavy timber-framed structure features a square, hip-roofed bell tower. Also on the property are a cemetery, dry-laid stone wall, and receiving vault. The majority of the burials date to the early 19th century, since the church had been organized about 1793. The Charleston Historical Society acquired the property in 1978.[2]
First Baptist Church | |
.jpg) First Baptist Church, December 1936 | |
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| Location | Polin Rd., Charleston, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°50′55″N 74°20′43″W / 42.84861°N 74.34528°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1793 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001546[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1994 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Nancy L. Todd (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying six photographs
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-385, "Baptist Church, State Route 148, Charleston, Montgomery County, NY", 1 photo, 2 data pages, supplemental material
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