Aimwell Baptist Church

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Aimwell Baptist Church
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Location500 Earle Street,
Mobile, Alabama, United States
Coordinates 30°41′58″N88°3′10″W / 30.69944°N 88.05278°W / 30.69944; -88.05278
Built1946
ArchitectHeningburg, Nathaniel
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 08000458 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 2008

Aimwell Baptist Church is a historic African American church in Mobile, Alabama. [1] The Baptist congregation was established in 1890 by two brothers. It took two years for the erection of the first building. [2] The current building, with Gothic Revival influences, was designed in 1946 by Nathaniel Heningburg and incorporates elements from the original structure. [1] [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Aimwell Baptist Church: Our History". Aimwell Baptist Church (Official website). Retrieved July 20, 2009.[ dead link ]