The First Baptist Church (also known as the Negro Baptist Church and the Elm Street Baptist Church) is a historic Baptist church located at Elm and Sinclair Sts. in West Baden Springs, Indiana. It was built in 1920, and is a one-story, rectangular, vernacular Late Gothic Revival style frame building. It features a square projecting belfry. At the time of its listing, the property was then vacant, and was owned by the West Baden Historical Society. It was deemed significant in the area of "Ethnic heritage: Black".[2]: 5, 10
First Baptist Church | |
 Front and western side of the First Baptist Church, located on the northwestern corner of the junction of Elm and Sinclair Streets in West Baden Springs, Indiana | |
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| Location | Jct. of Elm and Sinclair Sts., West Baden Springs, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°33′49″N 86°36′46″W / 38.56361°N 86.61278°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000234[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1994 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Mary Jean Bateman (January 30, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.
External links
edit- More photos of the First Baptist Church of West Baden Springs, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
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