First Baptist Church (Phoenix, Arizona)

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Location302 W. Monroe St.,
Phoenix, Arizona
Coordinates 33°27′2″N112°4′39″W / 33.45056°N 112.07750°W / 33.45056; -112.07750 Coordinates: 33°27′2″N112°4′39″W / 33.45056°N 112.07750°W / 33.45056; -112.07750
Arealess than one acre
Built1929
ArchitectGeorge Merrill; Fitzhugh & Byron
Architectural styleItalian Gothic, Moderne
NRHP reference No. 82002081 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 1982

The First Baptist Church at in Phoenix, Arizona, was built in 1929. While local architects Fitzhugh & Byron "prepared the working drawings and supervised the building's construction," it was mainly designed by supervising architect George Merrill "of the Department of Architecture of the American Baptist Home Mission Society in New York." [2]

It was designed in an Italian Gothic style, but includes Moderne and other architectural elements. [1] [2]

First Baptist Church moved to a new location in 1968. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Religious Architecture in Phoenix". p. E5.
  3. http://www.monroestreetabbey.org/history/