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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The Clifton Park Center Baptist Meetinghouse to Be Demolished

I read, with great interest, the May 14, 2018 Daily Gazette article on 1837 Clifton Park Center Baptist Meetinghouse.  The building and the cemetery, were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 because of their historic roles in the Clifton Park's religious heritage. 




I thought that the addition
of historic building to the
Register included efforts
to preserve it.






Sadly, I was wrong.
















Non-federal owners that are not using federal funds are allowed to demolish structures.





The back of the meetinghouse
& the cemetery.












The side of the building







Clifton Park Baptist Cemetery is on two sides of the meetinghouse.





The tarp that covers the
roof is shredded.







A quick glance at the gravestones shows that the cemetery dates back to the 1830s.





The building will be taken
down in June, but the
cemetery will remain.




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