Building date: 1835

Original use: Church

Corner structures: Variable

Mortar application and content: Vertical heavy. Vertical pyramids.

Types and uses of stones: Small red. Irregular rough.

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Masons who worked on building:

Unique features: Front wall contains the work of several masons.

Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°59'01.32"N 77°08'03.89"W. Current owner of record, Beilstein as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

Town of Manchester and Ontario County Maps

Second Baptist Church at 1070 County Road 27, hamlet of Gypsum, was built in 1835 by church members under the supervision of a mason. It is one of the oldest cobblestone buildings in Ontario County. It became a private residence in 1954. Richard Palmer blog.

THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH was organized in 1813. The first pastor of this society was Elder William ROWE. Among the first deacons who stood connected with the organization were Messrs. GAINES, HOWELL, and Isaac OLDS. The first services were held within a school house at Plainsville, at Marbletown and in a schoolhouse on the New Creek road. The needs of the society made the erection of a church very desirable; accordingly, we find that in 1833 a subscription was started for the erection of a church. A building was duly constructed, and its dedication too place during the same winter. The services on this occasion were performed by Elder SMITH. The stone built edifice stands in Gypsum, and is an interesting old structure, with good interior and a commodious and convenient basement. The church has a present membership on the rolls of 93 persons, and its present pastor is Rev. P. OWENS [in 1876]. History of Ontario County, New York 1878, page 181, Everts, Ensign & Everts, Philadelphia

"The Cobblestone Houses of Upstate New York", compiled by Dorothy Wells Pease. Research done in collaboration with Hazed B. Jeffery, supplemented with material furnished by Carl F. Schmidt, 1941. Reference the sixth paragraph on page 18.

Letter from Cecilia Jackson, 6/6/1954, page 2, middle of page, in reply to an inquiry by Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.

Brownstoner article 8/18/2023 detailing information about this structure being on the market. Detailed information and numerous photographs of the structure are provided.

"Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Second Baptist Society of the Town of Phelps in Plainsville

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¹ Image courtesy Richard Palmer blog.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
³ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
⁴ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
⁵ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.