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.

Preservation of buildings on the

National Register of Historic

Places is not mandatory.

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.