First Baptist Church (Charleston, New York)

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+12-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
First Baptist Church, December 1936
First Baptist Church (Charleston, New York) is located in New York
First Baptist Church (Charleston, New York)
First Baptist Church (Charleston, New York) is located in the United States
First Baptist Church (Charleston, New York)
LocationPolin Rd., Charleston, New York
Coordinates42°50′55″N 74°20′43″W / 42.84861°N 74.34528°W / 42.84861; -74.34528
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1793
Architectural styleFederal, Gothic
NRHP reference No.93001546[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1994

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "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
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