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{{short description|Historic church in Massachusetts, United States}} |
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'''First Baptist Church''' is a historic church at located 200-228 N. Main Street in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. The church was built in 1850 and was a work of local architect [[Josiah Brown]]. It is built of wood with brick trim in the Gothic Revival style. The tower originally contained a tall spire and corner finials that were destroyed during [[Hurricane Carol]] in 1954. In 1871, extensive repairs were made and the Meeting House was enlarged.<ref>[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=FLR.259 MHC Inventory Form]</ref> |
'''First Baptist Church''' is a historic church at located 200-228 N. Main Street in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. The church was built in 1850 and was a work of local architect [[Josiah Brown]]. It is built of wood with brick trim in the Gothic Revival style. The tower originally contained a tall spire and corner finials that were destroyed during [[Hurricane Carol]] in 1954. In 1871, extensive repairs were made and the Meeting House was enlarged.<ref>[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=FLR.259 MHC Inventory Form]</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:00, 26 May 2022
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Location | Fall River, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°42′18″N 71°9′20″W / 41.70500°N 71.15556°W |
Built | 1850 |
Architect | Brown, Josiah |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
MPS | Fall River MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83000668[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 16, 1983 |
First Baptist Church is a historic church at located 200-228 N. Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The church was built in 1850 and was a work of local architect Josiah Brown. It is built of wood with brick trim in the Gothic Revival style. The tower originally contained a tall spire and corner finials that were destroyed during Hurricane Carol in 1954. In 1871, extensive repairs were made and the Meeting House was enlarged.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
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