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and Gothic Revival styling, with corner paneled pilasters rising to entablatures running along the sides of the building, and lancet-arched panels above its windows. Its facade is symmetrically arranged, with a pair of entrances, each framed by sidelight windows and pilasters, with an entablature and cornice on top, and sash windows above. A single lancet-arch panel adorns the center of the gable end. The church has a two-stage square tower, with a plain first stage topped by a belfry with lancet-arched louvered openings, and a steeple above.
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The Osterville Baptist Church is set prominently in the center of Osterville on the north side of the junction of Main Street and Wianno Avenue. It is a rectangular single-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof, vinyl siding, and a brick foundation. Its exterior features a mix of Greek Revival
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The church congregation was organized in 1835 as the Second Barnstable Baptist Church, and this church was dedicated in 1838, having been built on land given by Captain George Lovell. Its steeple is a reconstruction of the original, which was lost in a hurricane in 1945. The church interior was
532: 261:. The white clapboarded wood-frame structure was built in 1837 for a congregation formed two years earlier. It is one of the older buildings in Osterville, and is a fine example of the Greek Revival with Gothic Revival elements. The church was listed on the 840: 835: 830: 463: 528: 508: 503: 498: 468: 518: 488: 390: 967: 523: 513: 493: 473: 862: 483: 478: 867: 815: 695: 649: 582: 982: 745: 720: 680: 608: 577: 556: 287: 825: 761: 730: 685: 670: 665: 820: 725: 715: 618: 735: 710: 700: 675: 628: 613: 603: 587: 561: 771: 766: 740: 705: 690: 633: 623: 383: 797: 792: 897: 399: 376: 977: 972: 787: 962: 872: 438: 428: 278:
remodeled in 1889, at which time a heating system was added. Further additions have been made to the rear of the building, adding classroom, meeting, and office spaces.
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Osterville Baptist Church is located in Cape Cod
Osterville Baptist Church is located in Massachusetts
Osterville Baptist Church is located in the United States
Barnstable, Massachusetts
41°37′41″N 70°23′9″W / 41.62806°N 70.38583°W / 41.62806; -70.38583
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Baptist church
Osterville
Barnstable, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable, Massachusetts


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