First Baptist Church (New Bern, North Carolina)

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First Baptist Church
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LocationMiddle St. and Church Alley, New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°6′11″N77°2′45″W / 35.10306°N 77.04583°W / 35.10306; -77.04583
Arealess than one acre
Built1848
ArchitectThomas & Son
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 72000941 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 1972

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship located at Middle Street and Church Alley in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built in 1848, and is a rectangular brick church building in the Gothic Revival style. It features a two-stage, turreted entrance tower. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (November 1971). "First Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.