First Baptist Church (Sandy Creek, New York)
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First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist
church located at Sandy Creek
in Oswego County, New York
. It was built in 1917–1918 and is a -story frame church with an octagonal plan and a pyramidal roof. The front of the building features a three-stage rooftop tower. The interior layout is based on the Akron plan
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988.
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
church located at Sandy Creek
Sandy Creek (village), New York
Sandy Creek is a village in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 789 at the 2000 census.The Village of Sandy Creek in the central part of the Town of Sandy Creek. The village is located by U.S. Route 11...
in Oswego County, New York
Oswego County, New York
Oswego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population was 122,109. The City of Oswego and the Village of Pulaski serve as the dual county seats in a two shire system of government...
. It was built in 1917–1918 and is a -story frame church with an octagonal plan and a pyramidal roof. The front of the building features a three-stage rooftop tower. The interior layout is based on the Akron plan
Akron Plan
Akron Plan for church buildings was popularized by architectural pattern books in the late 19th and early 20th century. The plan is typified by an auditorium form worship space surrounded by connecting Sunday school classrooms spaces on one or two levels. The plan promotes efficiency of movement...
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988.