Yarmouth North Baptist Church
Title
Yarmouth North Baptist Church
Church Name
Yarmouth North Baptist Church
Church Association
Yarmouth Association
Province
Nova Scotia
County
Yarmouth County
Address
8 Elm St, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Status
Active
Date
Built 1871 - 1876
Historical Information
Organized in 1871, Yarmouth North Baptist, designed by architect James B. Kinney, didn't become a whole and complete church until 1876. This area of north Yarmouth was then known as Milton and the church as Milton Baptist Church. At some point in the intervening years the area and church both became part of north Yarmouth.
Until 1906, this was quite a beautiful church, with a tall spire atop the nicely ornamented tower, with four smaller spires surrounding the central spire. This changed with a single lightning strike. The central spire was gone, but the four smaller spires remained for some years after. The tower originally had rounded pilasters at each corner, with more of the same down each side of the sanctuary. As well, there were once a series of tall, slender spires or finials forming the tops of each of the pilasters on the
building. The tower, not including the spire, was once much taller, with Gothic arched vents above and a large rose window over the entrance. All this is now gone, the tower a completely unadorned square with a low pyramid for a roof. The only noticeable vestiges of ornamentation left on the building today are the hoods over the windows and the closely spaced brackets under the eaves.
Information from Yarmouth County Museum & Archives Tri-County Vanguard Yarmouth & Acadian Shores / Côtes acadiennes et Yarmouth.
Until 1906, this was quite a beautiful church, with a tall spire atop the nicely ornamented tower, with four smaller spires surrounding the central spire. This changed with a single lightning strike. The central spire was gone, but the four smaller spires remained for some years after. The tower originally had rounded pilasters at each corner, with more of the same down each side of the sanctuary. As well, there were once a series of tall, slender spires or finials forming the tops of each of the pilasters on the
building. The tower, not including the spire, was once much taller, with Gothic arched vents above and a large rose window over the entrance. All this is now gone, the tower a completely unadorned square with a low pyramid for a roof. The only noticeable vestiges of ornamentation left on the building today are the hoods over the windows and the closely spaced brackets under the eaves.
Information from Yarmouth County Museum & Archives Tri-County Vanguard Yarmouth & Acadian Shores / Côtes acadiennes et Yarmouth.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Yarmouth North Baptist Church,” Atlantic Baptist Built Heritage Project , accessed April 26, 2025, https://atlanticbaptistheritage.omeka.net/items/show/175.