Calvary Baptist Church (Ossining, New York)
| Calvary Baptist Church | |
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South elevation, 2009
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Ossining, NY, USA |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°9′35″N 73°51′51″W / 41.15972°N 73.86417°W |
| Affiliation | Baptist |
| Country | United States of America |
| Leadership | The Rev. Gershwin F.E. Grant, pastor |
| Website | Calvary |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Calvin Pollard |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| General contractor | Ledyard H. Halsey |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | South |
| Materials | Marble |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1978 |
| NRHP Reference no. | 78001925 |
Calvary Baptist Church, originally St. Paul's Episcopal Church, is located on St. Paul's Place in Ossining, New York, United States. It is a stone building in the Gothic Revival architectural style, considered the best preserved early example of that style in Westchester County. It is also one of the few remaining Calvin Pollard buildings in the state. Built in the 1830s, it is the oldest house of worship in the village. In 1978 it and its rectory across the street were added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The original marble used for the church was quarried by inmates at nearby Sing Sing Prison. In the middle of the 19th century the rectory was added, across the street, and the church expanded. One of those architectural additions, a spire was removed in the mid-20th century. Shortly thereafter, the original Episcopal congregation moved out and sold the building to the new Calvary Baptist Church, which has occupied it ever since.
The church and rectory (now used as an annex) are on, respectively, the north and south sides of St. Paul's Place between State and Spring streets in downtown Ossining. Ossining's late-20th-century post office is to the northwest; across from it are the buildings of the Main Street crescent in the Downtown Ossining Historic District. There is a large building to the east of the church; otherwise, the only immediate neighbors are parking lots as the downtown area gives way to residential neighborhoods in all directions other than north. The land slopes gently down towards the steep bluff overlooking the Hudson River to the west.
The main building itself is a one-story three-by-four-bay structure faced in rough-cut Sing Sing marble with smooth stone used for trim. A square bell tower rises from the south (front) end. On the north is a small brick chancel with a brick chimney on the west; a small concrete block shed is attached to the east wall.
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