Lattingtown Baptist Church
Why it's listed
Lattingtown Baptist Church is a two-story, front-gabled timber-frame meeting house built around 1810 on a half-acre lot along Old Indian Road in the Marlborough hamlet of Lattingtown. The congregation, organized in the late 1780s and incorporated in 1807, bought the land in 1808. Farmers and tradesmen built the plain country church to serve as the spiritual and social center of the community. Its original plan survives, including a deep gallery on chamfered posts and wide board floors. In the third quarter of the 19th century it received Gothic and picturesque touches such as wide eaves, shouldered window architraves and pointed-arch doors, and a belfry was added about 1932. A cemetery with more than one hundred graves, several of them Revolutionary War soldiers, a 19th-century privy and stone walls complete the property. It was listed for its role in the settlement and social life of Marlborough, when Lattingtown was the town's leading hamlet, and for its architecture.
Significance in brief: The church is argued to be significant for settlement, social history and architecture. It was built in what was then the center of activity of Marlborough and has served its congregation and community for 200 years. It is a distinctive example of a Federal vernacular meeting house, with later 19th and early 20th century alterations showing changing architectural fashions.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 10000855, listed October 20, 2010. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 425 Old Indian Rd, Lattingtown |
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| County | Ulster County |
| Listed | October 20, 2010 |
| Reference number | 10000855 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1810-1960 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic/Federal; Late Victorian/Gothic |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History, Exploration/Settlement |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a church, with the cemetery on the property; historic and current function are both listed as church and cemetery. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.64574, -74.00081 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
Religious properties are listed for their architectural or historical significance, not their religious use. Listing is honorary and does not restrict the congregation's use of the building. The federal rehabilitation credit is generally unavailable unless part of the building is income-producing; some state programmes and preservation grants do cover religious buildings. Federal funding or permits trigger Section 106 review.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 10000855.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6497161
- This listing as JSON
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