Webster Baptist Church (Webster, New York)

Webster Baptist Church
Webster Baptist Church, April 2010
Location 59 South Ave., Webster, New York
Coordinates 43°12′38″N 77°25′52″W / 43.21056°N 77.43111°W / 43.21056; -77.43111Coordinates: 43°12′38″N 77°25′52″W / 43.21056°N 77.43111°W / 43.21056; -77.43111
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1856
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 91001672[1]
Added to NRHP November 07, 1991

Webster Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Webster in Monroe County, New York. It is a large Greek Revival style cobblestone church building built in 1856. The building features an octagonal open domed belfry supported by eight Ionic columns. It has a veneer of small, rounded and uniform lake-washed cobbles. It is one of only 14 cobblestone church buildings in New York state, and of 106 cobblestone structures in Monroe County.[2] The building was fully renovated in 1965.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Nancy L. Todd (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Webster Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying eight photographs
  3. ↑ http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/rocroots/2015/11/10/congregation-built-webster-church/75330436/


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