The First Baptist Society of Bath, also known as Bath Baptist Church, is a historic

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * C ...

located at Bath,

Steuben County, New York Steuben County (stu-BEN) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,584. Its county seat is Bath. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a Prussian general who fought on the American ...

. The church was built in 1887–1888, and is a cruciform plan,

Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...

style brick and stone church. It has a steep cross-gable roof and square corner bell tower with a tall octagonal spire. The church features rounded windows and lintels. Attached to the church is a fellowship hall built in 1952 and expanded in 1981. ''Note:'' This includes an
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/ref> It was listed on the

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in 2013.

References

External links

Bath Baptist Church website
Baptist churches in New York (state) Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Romanesque Revival architecture in New York (state) Religious buildings and structures completed in 1888 20th-century Baptist churches in the United States Churches in Steuben County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Steuben County, New York {{NewYork-church-stub