First Baptist Church of Phelps

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Phelps Baptist Church
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Location40 Church St., Phelps, New York
Coordinates 42°57′18″N77°3′31″W / 42.95500°N 77.05861°W / 42.95500; -77.05861 Coordinates: 42°57′18″N77°3′31″W / 42.95500°N 77.05861°W / 42.95500; -77.05861
Arealess than one acre
Built1845
ArchitectSkinner, John; Trumbull, Stephen
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP reference No. 92000554 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1992

Phelps Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Phelps in Ontario County, New York, USA. The church was constructed in 1845 and is an example of Greek Revival style, cobblestone ecclesiastical architecture. It is a rectangular, gable roofed building built primarily of lake washed cobbles. It is among the approximately 101 cobblestone buildings in Ontario County and 26 in the village and town of Phelps. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Nancy L. Todd (March 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First Baptist Church of Phelps" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying four photographs