Fifth Avenue Baptist Church

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The Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in 2015.
Location1135 5th Ave, Huntington, West Virginia 25701
Coordinates 38°25′11.46″N82°26′19.5″W / 38.4198500°N 82.438750°W / 38.4198500; -82.438750
Built1916 [1]
Architectural style Classical Revival
Part of Downtown Huntington Historic District
NRHP reference No. 86000309 [2]
Added to NRHP1986

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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References

  1. "Downtown Huntington Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in Huntington, West Virginia". Library of Congress . Retrieved October 15, 2024.