First Baptist Church | |
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Location | Fall River, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°42′18″N71°9′20″W / 41.70500°N 71.15556°W |
Built | 1850 |
Architect | Brown, Josiah |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
MPS | Fall River MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83000668 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 16, 1983 |
First Baptist Church is a historic church at located 200-228 N. Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The church was built in 1850 and was a work of local architect Josiah Brown. It is built of wood with brick trim in the Gothic Revival style. The tower originally contained a tall spire and corner finials that were destroyed during Hurricane Carol in 1954. In 1871, extensive repairs were made and the Meeting House was enlarged. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
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