Delphi Baptist Church

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Delphi Baptist Church

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Location Oran-Delphi Rd., Delphi Falls, New York
Coordinates 42°52′38″N75°54′48″W / 42.87722°N 75.91333°W / 42.87722; -75.91333 Coordinates: 42°52′38″N75°54′48″W / 42.87722°N 75.91333°W / 42.87722; -75.91333
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1815 (1815)
NRHP reference # 79001610 [1]
Added to NRHP August 24, 1979

The Delphi Baptist Church, also known as Delphi Falls United Church, is a historic Baptist church located at Delphi Falls, New York, Onondaga County, New York. It was built in 1815 and is the only surviving nearly-original church in Onondaga County surviving from the Federal period. A very large, old, and well-lit church, it features large "twenty over twenty sash windows", consisting of 20 glass panes in each of upper and lower sashes. [2]

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Delphi Falls, New York is a hamlet in the town of Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. It was prosperous in the early 19th century. It is the location of several houses and has a golf course nearby. There are a lot of corn fields. It is the boyhood home to author Jerome Mark Antil and fictional surroundings for his novel The Pompey Hollow Book Club featuring Delphi Falls residents Dale Barber, Bobby Mawson and historical The Delphi Falls Cemetery. Union Major General Henry Warner Slocum (1827-1894), an 1852 graduate of the United States Military Academy, and Civil War corps commander, was born near Delphi Falls. Delphi Falls is located southeast of the hamlet in Madison County.

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It listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1979. [1]

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