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First Baptist Church of Rose

Historic Site #:	10-016   (Exists)   Type: E1	Town:	Rose
Site Name:	First Baptist Church of Rose	GPS Coordinates:	43.15421, -76.87779
Address:	Corner of Rt. 414 & Wolcott Rd.
Description:
Built by Ansel Gorham, carpenter/preacher, with the pulpit in front so that all could see those who came late.  A bell was put in the steeple in 1861.The 1886 renovation removed the galleries on the sides, moved the pulpit to the back and added a kitchen and dining room.

 

Esterior, 2011 (used with permission LA Jorgensen)

 

Historic narrative:

Organized in in 1820, the congregation met in schoolhouses until the church was built in 1836. In 1886 the church was given a new entrance with asymmetrical steeples. In 1950 many of the church records were lost in a fire and Hurricane Hazel in 1954 destroyed the rest.

References:

Rose Neighborhood Sketches. Alfred S. Roe, 1893. 1976 ed.

Wolcott, New York: Old and new. John Ogden Wadsworth. 1975.

Wayne County: The Aesthetic Heritage of a rural area. Stephen W. Jacobs.

History of the Churches of the Town of Rose. Richard Heineman. Hoffman Foundation Essay.