First Baptist Church (Charleston, New York)

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First Baptist Church, December 1936
Location	Polin Rd., Charleston, New York
Coordinates	42°50′55″N 74°20′43″W / 42.84861°N 74.34528°WCoordinates: 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 #	93001546[1]
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1994

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]

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

References

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Nancy L. Todd (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Baptist Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-08-27. See also: "Accompanying six photos".

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-385, "Baptist Church, State Route 148, Charleston, Montgomery County, NY", 1 photo, 2 data pages, supplemental material