First Baptist Church (Lincolnton, North Carolina)

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	403 E. Main St., Lincolnton, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°28′24″N 81°15′9″W / 35.47333°N 81.25250°WCoordinates: 35°28′24″N 81°15′9″W / 35.47333°N 81.25250°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1920-22
Architect	McMichael, James M.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Churches and Church-Related Cemeteries in Lincolnton MPS
NRHP Reference #	94001456[1]
Added to NRHP	December 21, 1994

First Baptist Church, also known as the Lincoln Cultural Center, is a historic Baptist church located at 403 E. Main Street in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina. The building was designed by architect James M. McMichael in a Classical Revival style with a tetrastyle two-story portico and a spherical dome. Its plans were approved in 1919; construction was completed in 1922. The building was acquired by Lincoln County and renovated as the Lincoln Cultural Center and opened for public use in September 1991.^[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Register of Historic Places: Churches and Church-Related Cemeteries in Lincolnton MPS" (PDF). National Park Service.
3. Davyd Foard Hood (July 1994). "First Baptist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.