Diligent River Baptist Church

This building resembled an early style of church known as the meeting house style, a common style among Baptists in early to mid-nineteenth century Atlantic Canada. This style is often characterized by its small and rather plain facility, with no steeple, and gothic embellishments. The front entrance was often on the gable end, with either two entrances, one on the left and right sides of the front façade, one meant for the men and the other for women; or a centrally placed doorway. In this case there are two doorways, given a hint to the type of mindset the original congregation had.

This meeting house appears to have Gothic Revival and Classical architectural embellishments. Some of the most noteworthy are the three large, rectangular windows on either side of the building and the decorative trim boards found on all façades. A unique feature of this building, not found on any other meeting house in Atlantic Canada, is the interesting trim that flows down each side of the windows on the sides of the building. This building had a medium pitched roof and a medallion window set near the peak of the roof, common for churches of this style and time frame. Another interested architectural feature is the corner pilasters on the front façade as well as the ones situated on either side of the windows.

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