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First Baptist Church (West Baden Springs, Indiana)

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Coordinates: 38°33′49″N 86°36′46″W / 38.56361°N 86.61278°W / 38.56361; -86.61278
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First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church (West Baden Springs, Indiana) is located in Indiana
First Baptist Church (West Baden Springs, Indiana)
First Baptist Church (West Baden Springs, Indiana) is located in the United States
First Baptist Church (West Baden Springs, Indiana)
LocationJct. of Elm and Sinclair Sts., West Baden Springs, Indiana
Coordinates38°33′49″N 86°36′46″W / 38.56361°N 86.61278°W / 38.56361; -86.61278
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.94000234[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1994

The First Baptist Church, also known as the Negro Baptist Church and as the Elm Street Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church located at Elm and Sinclair Sts. in West Baden Springs, Indiana. It was built in 1920, and is a one-story, rectangular, vernacular Late Gothic Revival style frame building. It features a square projecting belfry. At the time of its listing, the property was then vacant, and was owned by the West Baden Historical Society. It was deemed significant in the area of "Ethnic heritage: Black".[2]: 5, 10 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Mary Jean Bateman (January 30, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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