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First Baptist Church (Waterboro, Maine)

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siding, and a granite foundation obscured by a wooden water table. Its Greek Revival features include corner pilasters rising to a broad entablature, and a fully pedimented gable. The main facade faces east, and is symmetrically arranged, with a pair of entrances, each flanked by pilasters and topped by an entablature. At the gallery level there are four sash windows. The side walls each have five triple-hung sash windows, with the pilasters, entablature and water table continued from the front.
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well as the addition of a pressed-tin roof around the turn of the 20th century), the building retains a clearer indication of its Federal period roots than other such buildings in the state. This church was in active use until about 1947; it is still maintained by the local Baptist congregation, and is used for special events.
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The church was built in 1803-04 for a Baptist congregation organized in 1791. When built, this building originally had a gallery extending around three sides; this was reduced to a rear gallery when the building received its Greek Revival treatment in 1849. Despite these stylistic alterations (as
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The Old Corner Church is located on a rise overlooking the southwest corner of West and Federal Streets, west of the main village of the town of Waterboro. It is a rectangular wood frame structure, about 40 by 50 feet (12 m × 15 m) in size, with a front-facing gable roof, clapboard
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The entrances lead into a narrow vestibule area, from which two stairs (one now closed off) lead to the gallery. The interior has rows of bench pews leading to a raised sanctuary area, with additional pews at the sides of the sanctuary. The sanctuary houses the pulpit, organ, and seating for
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deacons, with a raised area at the rear set off by an ornate stained woodwork balustrade.
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First Baptist Church (Waterboro, Maine) is located in Maine
First Baptist Church (Waterboro, Maine) is located in the United States
Waterboro, Maine
43°32′16″N 70°44′12″W / 43.53778°N 70.73667°W / 43.53778; -70.73667
Greek Revival
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Waterboro, Maine
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