First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina)

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church, September 2012
Location Oak and Woodfin Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°35′57″N 82°32′52″W / 35.59917°N 82.54778°W / 35.59917; -82.54778Coordinates: 35°35′57″N 82°32′52″W / 35.59917°N 82.54778°W / 35.59917; -82.54778
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1925 (1925)-1927
Built by Miller Engineering Corp.
Architect Ellington, Douglas D.
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP Reference # 76001308[1]
Added to NRHP July 13, 1976

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Douglas Ellington and built in 1925-1927. It is a two-story, domed, polygonal brick building with Art Deco design influences. The front facade features a colossal hectastyle portico.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Robert Topkins, Mary Alice Hinson and McKeldin Smith (April 1976). "First Baptist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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