First Baptist Church (High Point, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°57′41″N 79°59′59″W / 35.96139°N 79.99972°W / 35.96139; -79.99972
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First Baptist Church
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First Baptist Church (High Point, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
First Baptist Church (High Point, North Carolina)
First Baptist Church (High Point, North Carolina) is located in the United States
First Baptist Church (High Point, North Carolina)
Location701 E. Washington Dr.,
High Point, North Carolina
Coordinates35°57′41″N 79°59′59″W / 35.96139°N 79.99972°W / 35.96139; -79.99972
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.08001289[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 2009

First Baptist Church was a historic African-American Baptist church located 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ ""First Baptist Church Cathedral In High Point To Be Demolished," The Associated Press, Sep 5, 2013". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. ^ 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.