First Baptist Church (Red Cloud, Nebraska)

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The church in 2010
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Location	442 North Seward Street, Red Cloud, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°05′23″N98°31′17″W / 40.08972°N 98.52139°W / 40.08972; -98.52139 (First Baptist Church)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1883 (1883)
MPS	Willa Cather TR
NRHP reference No.	82003206 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 12, 1982

The First Baptist Church is a historic church building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. It was built in 1884 thanks to the American Baptist Home Mission Society. ^[2] Author Willa Cather grew up attending this church with her parents, and she wrote about it in her 1915 novel, The Song of the Lark . ^[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 12, 1982. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Willa Cather Thematic Group: Sites in Webster County, Nebraska--Inventory: First Baptist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved March 27, 2019. With accompanying pictures