First Baptist Church, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:21:16 +0000

I could tell by looking at this building that it predated the Civil War at the very least, as Neo-Classical architecture of several American styles was generally in style from the Revolution until then. I was quite surprised, however, to find out that it dates to 1791, making it one of the oldest buildings in Saratoga, but GigiSaratoga (on Flickr) has now informed me that this building is really from 1856. As an institution, though, this was the first church to be established in town (umm...unless I'm misinterpreting what I'm being told).

Universal Baptist Church, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:21:14 +0000

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This church was built in 1871, and was restored in 2007, winning several awards in the process. It is primarily a concert venue today, however, as I noticed when I visited. This is one of the other well-preserved buildings in Saratoga.

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First Baptist Church, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, 2009

Universal Baptist Church, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, 2009