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Canaan Baptist Church (Covington, Tennessee)

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Coordinates: 35°33′34″N 89°38′20″W / 35.55944°N 89.63889°W / 35.55944; -89.63889
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Canaan Baptist Church
Canaan Baptist Church (Covington, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Canaan Baptist Church (Covington, Tennessee)
Canaan Baptist Church (Covington, Tennessee) is located in the United States
Canaan Baptist Church (Covington, Tennessee)
Location211 N. Main St., Covington, Tennessee
Coordinates35°33′34″N 89°38′20″W / 35.55944°N 89.63889°W / 35.55944; -89.63889
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1916
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSRural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.99001457[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1999

The Canaan Baptist Church is a historic African-American church in Covington, Tennessee. The congregation was established in 1868.[2] The church building was built in 1916 and was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] It is the oldest African-American church in Covington.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Canaan Baptist Church". Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.


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