Fifth Avenue Baptist Church | |
Invalid designation | |
Location | 1135 5th Ave, Huntington, West Virginia 25701 |
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Coordinates | 38°25′11.46″N82°26′19.5″W / 38.4198500°N 82.438750°W |
Built | 1916 [1] |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
Part of | Downtown Huntington Historic District |
NRHP reference No. | 86000309 [2] |
Added to NRHP | 1986 |
The Fifth Avenue Baptist Church is a tall two-story, end gable church. It was built in 1916, with Classical Revival architecture that sits next to the Trinity Episcopal Church. [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Downtown Huntington Historic District in 1986. [2]
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