Primitive Baptist Church of Brookfield

Primitive Baptist Church of Brookfield
Front (south) elevation, 2007
Basic information
Location	NY 6, Slate Hill, NY, United States
Geographic coordinates	41°23′25″N 74°28′26″W / 41.39028°N 74.47389°W / 41.39028; -74.47389
Affiliation	Primitive Baptist
Country	United States of America
Year consecrated	1792
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	church
Status	preserved
Architectural description
Groundbreaking	1792
Completed	1792
Specifications
Direction of façade	south
Materials	wood
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1976
NRHP Reference no.	76001260

The Primitive Baptist Church of Brookfield, also known as the Old School Baptist Meeting House, is located along US 6 in Slate Hill, New York, United States, a hamlet of the Town of Wawayanda in Orange County. It was built in 1792, when the settlement was known as Brookfield. It is one of the oldest extant church buildings in the county, and one of the earliest buildings in the settlement that became Slate Hill.

In 1976 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places due to its age and architectural interest as a late example of vernacular building techniques much more common in the early 18th century. Although there were no members of the from 1933 until 2004, local preservationists continued holding an annual service presided over by an Old School Baptist pastor from North Carolina, and in recent years the membership has been repopulated.

Located on a slight rise on the north side of Route 6 just east of the intersection with NY 284 at the center of the hamlet, the church is a tall white two-story clapboard gable-roofed structure. A four-story tower with belfry and spire, added later, stands at the front. The north (rear) and west sides are two bays apiece and still have most of the original sashing on their windows. The east side has three bays, reflecting its onetime status as the church's main entrance, and it still has the classically detailed doorway with sidelights. The cornice's original dentils are still present but difficult to see.