First Baptist Church | |
![]() Front and western side of the First Baptist Church, located on the northwestern corner of the junction of Elm and Sinclair Streets in West Baden Springs, Indiana | |
Location | Jct. of Elm and Sinclair Sts., West Baden Springs, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 38°33′49″N86°36′46″W / 38.56361°N 86.61278°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 94000234 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 28, 1994 |
The First Baptist Church (also known as the Negro Baptist Church and the Elm Street Baptist Church) is a historic Baptist church located at Elm and Sinclair Sts. in West Baden Springs, Indiana. It was built in 1920, and is a one-story, rectangular, vernacular Late Gothic Revival style frame building. It features a square projecting belfry. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1] At the time of listing, the property was vacant, and owned by the West Baden Historical Society. It was deemed significant in the area of "Ethnic heritage: Black". [2] : 5, 10