First Baptist Church is a historic

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located at Sandy Creek in Oswego County, New York. It was built in 1917–1918 and is a -story frame church with an octagonal plan and a pyramidal roof. The front of the building features a three-stage rooftop tower. The interior layout is based on the

Akron plan The Akron Plan was a scheme for the design of churches and other religious buildings that housed Sunday schools. It was characterized by a set of wedge-shaped classrooms that radiated from the direction of a central superintendent's platform. D ...

. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

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in 1988.

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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Churches completed in 1918 20th-century Baptist churches in the United States Churches in Oswego County, New York Baptist churches in New York (state) Akron Plan church buildings National Register of Historic Places in Oswego County, New York {{NewYork-church-stub