Calvary Baptist Church (Providence, Rhode Island)

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Location Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°48′13″N71°24′29″W / 41.80361°N 71.40806°W / 41.80361; -71.40806 Coordinates: 41°48′13″N71°24′29″W / 41.80361°N 71.40806°W / 41.80361; -71.40806
Built 1897
Architect Badgley, Sidney Rose; Hill, Arthur Eaton
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Other
MPS Elmwood MRA
NRHP reference # 80000089 [1]
Added to NRHP January 7, 1980

The Calvary Baptist Church is an historic church at 747 Broad Street in Providence, Rhode Island.

Providence, Rhode Island capital of Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city is situated at the mouth of the Providence River at the head of Narragansett Bay.

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In 1854, the First Baptist Church of South Providence and Fifth Baptist Church merged to form Friendship Baptist Church. The congregation constructed the current building in two phases. In the first, a small chapel (now facing Stanwood Street) was designed by Sidney Rose Badgley and built in 1897. Rapid growth of the congregation meant this space was inadequate soon after it was completed, and the larger main sanctuary, a Gothic Revival octagonal-roof structure drawn from plans by Badgley and Arthur Easton Hill, was built in 1905–1907. [2] After moving to the new location the church was renamed Calvary Baptist Church. The church meeting house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The congregation is currently affiliated with the American Baptist Churches/USA (ABCUSA).

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "MRA nomination for Elmwood Area (PDF pages 60-61)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-09.