First Baptist Church (High Point, North Carolina)


First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	701 E. Washington Dr., High Point, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°57′41″N 79°59′59″W / 35.96139°N 79.99972°W / 35.96139; -79.99972Coordinates: 35°57′41″N 79°59′59″W / 35.96139°N 79.99972°W / 35.96139; -79.99972
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	08001289^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 08, 2009

First Baptist Church was a historic African-American Baptist church located at 701 E. Washington Drive in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. The Late Gothic Revival style brick church was built in 1907. It was significantly remodeled, enlarged, and a new facade added in the early-1950s.^[2] The church was slated for demolition in September 2013 and was demolished in September 2015.^[3]^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Beth Keane (July 2008). "First Baptist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
↑ "First Baptist Church Cathedral In High Point To Be Demolished," The Associated Press, Sep 5, 2013
↑ McLaughlin, Nancy (September 30, 2015). "History in the breaking: High Point's First Baptist is demolished". News & Record. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

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