First Baptist Church (Selma, Alabama)

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First Baptist Church of Selma in 2013
Location	709 Martin Luther King, Jr. St., Selma, Alabama
Coordinates	32°24′51″N 87°1′4″W / 32.41417°N 87.01778°WCoordinates: 32°24′51″N 87°1′4″W / 32.41417°N 87.01778°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1894
NRHP Reference #	79000383[1]
Added to NRHP	September 20, 1979

First Baptist Church is a historic church at 709 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in Selma, Alabama. A historically African American Baptist church, it was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1894 and known for its association with the Civil Rights Movement.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Mertins, Ellen (July 17, 1979). "The First Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos" (PDF). Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.