Calvary Baptist Church Building
Calvary Baptist Church was erected in 1846 in the Gothic revival architectural style. Upon redundancy, it was controlled by Yale University, which was already served by a nondenominational chapel.
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Famous quotes containing the words calvary, baptist, church and/or building:
“shows its berries red
In token of the drops of blood
Which on Calvary were shed.”
—Unknown. The Holly and the Ivy (l. 10–12)
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—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
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