Wells Baptist Church

	Wells Baptist Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location within New York Location within the United States
Location	Main St., Wells, New York
Coordinates	43°24′2″N 74°17′16″W / 43.40056°N 74.28778°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1845
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	88001440
Added to NRHP	September 01, 1988

Wells Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church on Main Street in Wells, Hamilton County, New York. It was built in 1845 and is a single-story, three-by-four-bay, post and beam frame building measuring approximately 36 by 41 feet (11 by 12 m). It sits on an uncoursed mortared rubble foundation and has a gable roof. The main facade features a tympanum surmounted by a louvered bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof.^[2]

The church closed in 1949 and became owned by the Hamilton County Historical Society.^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1] In 2012, it was sold to private individuals, who renovated it as a community center.^[3] As of 2025 it was operated as a private event venue called the Revival.^[4]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ John Bonafide (June 1988). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Wells Baptist Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 1, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
1 2 Longstreth, Richard (2017). A Guide to Architecture in the Adirondacks. Keeseville, New York: Adirondack Architectural Heritage. p. 109. ISBN 9780967038858.
↑ "The Revival". ReverbNation. Retrieved 14 July 2025.

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] John Bonafide (June 1988). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Wells Baptist Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 1, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[ADK_Architecture-3] 1 2 Longstreth, Richard (2017). A Guide to Architecture in the Adirondacks. Keeseville, New York: Adirondack Architectural Heritage. p. 109. ISBN 9780967038858.

[Revival-4] "The Revival". ReverbNation. Retrieved 14 July 2025.

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