Keachi Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church on Louisiana Highway 172 in Keachi in Desoto Parish, Louisiana. The building was constructed in about 1880 in a transitional architectural style, between late Greek Revival and the Gothic Revival.[2][3]
Keachi Baptist Church | |
.jpg) Church in 2017 | |
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| Location | About 100 yards (91 m) south of LA 172, shortly west of its intersection with Depot Road, Keachi, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 32°11′19″N 93°54′34″W / 32.18848°N 93.90952°W |
| Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | c.1880 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002039[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 20, 1988 |
It has auditorium-style seats which appear to have been salvaged from the former Keachi Female College, across the roadway.[2][3]
It is significant as representing the persistence of the Greek Revival style in Desoto Parish well after the Civil War.[2][3]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Keachi Baptist Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2017. with three photos and a map
- ^ a b c National Register Staff (July 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Keachi Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved May 3, 2018. With four photos from 1988.
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