Contributed by Buckfield Historical Society
Description
The Baptist church in Buckfield Village was built next to a schoolhouse on Elm Street (later Turner Street) circa 1853 but was not the first church in the village. Through the efforts of Zadoc Long, a bell was added to the tower which was the first church bell ever rung in Buckfield.
On October 27, 1872 a mysterious fire destroyed the Baptist church and the brick schoolhouse near it with all their contents. Nothing but ashes remained of the two most utilized public buildings of the village. The origin of the fire was never discovered.
About This Item
- Title: Schoolhouse and Baptist Church, Buckfield Village, ca. 1870
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Location: Buckfield Village, Buckfield, Oxford County, ME
- Media: photographic print
- Object Type: Image
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Buckfield Historical SocietyBuckfield Town Office, Box 179, Buckfield, ME 04220
(207) 336-2570
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