Mount Moriah Baptist Church (Middlesboro, Kentucky)
Appearance
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church | |
Location | 314 N. Main St., Middlesboro, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 36°36′39″N 83°42′48″W / 36.61083°N 83.71333°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1918-21 |
Architectural style | Gothic, Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 85001747[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 8, 1985 |
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church is a historic church at 314 N. Main Street in Middlesboro, Kentucky. It was built during 1918-21 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
It is a brick building with brick laid in common bond.[2]
It was deemed significant as "The church building has played an important role in the history of the black community of Middlesboro and is a visible expression of the important role blacks have played in the settlement and later development of planned communities such as Middlesboro," which is the largest planned community in southeastern Kentucky.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Robert M. Polsgrove (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mt. Moriah Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 21, 2017. With five photos from 1985.
Categories:
- Baptist churches in Kentucky
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- African-American history of Kentucky
- National Register of Historic Places in Bell County, Kentucky
- 1921 establishments in Kentucky
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Kentucky
- Middlesboro, Kentucky
- Eastern Kentucky Coalfield Registered Historic Place stubs
- Kentucky church stubs