First Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury and Vega Cemetery
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First Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury and Vega Cemetery is a historic Baptist
church and cemetery located at Roxbury
in Delaware County, New York
. The church was built in 1856 and is a rectangular, front gabled frame building in the meeting house
form.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
church and cemetery located at Roxbury
Roxbury, New York
Roxbury is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 2,509 at the 2000 census.The Town of Roxbury is at the eastern end of the county.- History :...
in Delaware County, New York
Delaware County, New York
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...
. The church was built in 1856 and is a rectangular, front gabled frame building in the meeting house
Meeting house
A meeting house describes a building where a public meeting takes place. This includes secular buildings which function like a town or city hall, and buildings used for religious meetings, particularly of some non-conformist Christian denominations....
form.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.