Baker Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church

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Baker Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
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Baker Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, September 2012
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Location345 Main St., East Aurora, New York
Coordinates 42°46′05″N78°37′20″W / 42.76806°N 78.62222°W / 42.76806; -78.62222 Coordinates: 42°46′05″N78°37′20″W / 42.76806°N 78.62222°W / 42.76806; -78.62222
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectBolton, Charles & Sons; Beebe, Milton
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No. 12000981 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 2012

Baker Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, now known as Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church complex located at East Aurora in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1927, and is limestone structure with cat stone trim. It consists of the church, a one-story chapel, and attached parish hall in the Collegiate Gothic style. The church features a three-story entrance tower and opalescent glass windows produced by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Also on the property are a contributing rectory, garage, and frame caretaker's house. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/26/12 through 11/30/12. National Park Service. 2012-12-07.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Frank Kowsky and Martin Wachadlo (September 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Baker Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying 30 photographs