First Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury and Vega Cemetery is a historic

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and cemetery located at Roxbury in

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. The church was built in 1856 in a

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style and is a rectangular, front gabled frame building in the

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form. ''See also:'' It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. This building is currently a venue of the Roxbury Arts Group and is used seasonally for acoustic performances. The Roxbury Arts Group is located in the hamlet of Roxbury on 5025 Vega Mountain Road. To find out more about the Old School Baptist Church and the Roxbury Arts Group visit https://roxburyartsgroup.org/.

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