The First Baptist Church in Murray, Kentucky is a historic Southern Baptist church at 203 S. Fourth Street. It was built in 1931-33 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
First Baptist Church | |
 Front and northern side, together with later addition to right | |
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| Location | 203 S. Fourth St., Murray, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 36°36′33″N 88°18′5″W / 36.60917°N 88.30139°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | 1931-33 |
| MPS | Murray Kentucky MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000289[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 19, 1986 |
It is a large brick church with a 1600-seat auditorium. Orange and blue glazed brick was used in decorating its exterior.[2]
The first church of the congregation was a frame church built in 1848 at cost of $440. Its second church was built in 1901 at cost of $5,500. The present church cost $130,000.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 23, 2018. With five photos from 1985.
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