Upper Whitehead Baptist Church
Title
Upper Whitehead Baptist Church
Creator
Avery Jackson
Source
Information provided by the Atlantic Baptist Archives, and Guysborough Historical Society.
Church Name
Upper Whitehead Baptist Church
Church Association
Northeast Nova Association
Province
Nova Scotia
County
Guysborough County
Address
Upper Whitehead
Status
Demolished
Date
Built 1887
Historical Information
The Upper Whitehead Baptist Church congregation was formed around 1887, in the year a building was constructed solely for the use of the Baptist congregation in this area. This building was constructed in the Meeting House style, which was typical of Baptist congregations around this time frame in Atlantic Canada. The Meeting House style is characterized by a 1 ½ storey wood-frame construction, with either one or two entranceways located on the gable end.
This building was rather small, demonstrating that the congregation that used this facility was also not that large. The building was rather plain in design and featured a main entrance centrally placed on the gable end. The building was somewhat classical in design, evident in the use of classical rectangular windows, two on each of the eave-side and one near the peak on the gable end. The building was covered in cedar shakes. There was a small chimney near the center of the building, close to the peak, suggesting that there was a wood stove in the back of the building inside, behind the pews. It is likely that there would have been two rows of pews with a central aisle, and the pulpit set at the front of the pews.
This building was destroyed by fire November 4th, 1956 and was never rebuilt.
This church was once part of the Canso-Half Island Cove-Queensport Field of United Baptist Churches, and the Chedabucto Pastoral Charge along with Boylston, Guysborough, and Half Island Cove churches.
Information provided by the Atlantic Baptist Archives, and Guysborough Historical Society.
Image courtesy of the Atlantic Baptist Archives - D1900.039/348
This building was rather small, demonstrating that the congregation that used this facility was also not that large. The building was rather plain in design and featured a main entrance centrally placed on the gable end. The building was somewhat classical in design, evident in the use of classical rectangular windows, two on each of the eave-side and one near the peak on the gable end. The building was covered in cedar shakes. There was a small chimney near the center of the building, close to the peak, suggesting that there was a wood stove in the back of the building inside, behind the pews. It is likely that there would have been two rows of pews with a central aisle, and the pulpit set at the front of the pews.
This building was destroyed by fire November 4th, 1956 and was never rebuilt.
This church was once part of the Canso-Half Island Cove-Queensport Field of United Baptist Churches, and the Chedabucto Pastoral Charge along with Boylston, Guysborough, and Half Island Cove churches.
Information provided by the Atlantic Baptist Archives, and Guysborough Historical Society.
Image courtesy of the Atlantic Baptist Archives - D1900.039/348
Files
Collection
Citation
Avery Jackson, “Upper Whitehead Baptist Church,” Atlantic Baptist Built Heritage Project , accessed May 4, 2024, https://atlanticbaptistheritage.omeka.net/items/show/451.