According to “Village of Ossining Significant Sites and Structures Guide, Page 35“:
The Calvary Baptist Church, constructed in 1834 and originally named St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, is the oldest surviving religious buildings in the Village. The lot on which the church sits was purchased for $800 from Richard Austin, a Sing Sing-based lawyer who also built the house that shares his name located at 196 Croton Avenue (see Richard Austin entry). The Church was built when Ossining was at its peak as an industrial center in Westchester County and was built to house the growing Episcopal congregation in Ossining, which occupied the site for more than 100 years until moving to a larger site on Ganung Drive in the Town of Ossining in the mid 1950s. In 1958, the building was purchased by the Baptist congregation that occupies the site today. The Church is also one of the few surviving buildings designed by Calvin Pollard (1797-1850) in New York State. Pollard, who is best known for his involvement in the design of Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York City, also served as Benjamin Brandreth’s architect when he designed and built one of the first structures within the Brandreth Pill Factory complex.
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The Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as architecturally significant for its status as the best preserved early Gothic Revival church in Westchester County. The Church was added to the National Register in 1978. It is also historically significant as the
oldest church in Ossining. The Church Annex, located across the street from the Church, was also inducted to the National Register under the same entry.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Sigma 18-50mm f2.8
