▁decor ated ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁tri angular ▁false ▁l ouver . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁has ▁small ▁vest ib ule ▁areas , ▁leading ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁chamber , ▁which ▁has ▁original ▁p ew s ▁with ▁two ▁a is les , ▁and ▁a ▁raised ▁platform ▁at ▁the ▁far ▁end . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁by ▁Ab iah ▁Ste ward , ▁and ▁represents ▁a ▁well - pres erved ▁mod est ly - sty led ▁example ▁of ▁trans itional ▁architecture ▁in ▁a ▁rural ▁setting . ▁ ▁North ▁New port ' s ▁Bapt ist ▁con greg ation ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁and ▁its ▁Christian ▁Church ▁con greg ation ▁about ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁both ▁originally ▁meeting ▁in ▁local ▁school h ouses . ▁ ▁In ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁the ▁two ▁con greg ations ▁began ▁discuss ing ▁building ▁a ▁shared ▁facility , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁this ▁building ▁( supp osed ly ▁about ▁mid way ▁between ▁their ▁previous ▁meeting ▁places ). ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁being ▁exclus ively ▁by ▁the ▁Christian ▁Church ▁con greg ation , ▁which ▁met ▁regularly ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁only ▁occasionally ▁for ▁services . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁County , ▁Maine ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁in ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁County , ▁Maine ▁Category : Ch