Keachi Baptist Church

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Keachi Baptist Church
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LocationAbout 100 yards (91 m) south of LA 172, shortly west of its intersection with Depot Road, Keachi, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°11′19″N93°54′34″W / 32.18848°N 93.90952°W / 32.18848; -93.90952
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Builtc.1880
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 88002039 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 20, 1988

Keachi Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church on Louisiana Highway 172 in Keachi in Desoto Parish, Louisiana. The building was constructed in about 1880 in a transitional architectural style, between late Greek Revival and the Gothic Revival. [2] [3]

It has auditorium-style seats which appear to have been salvaged from the former Keachi Female College, across the roadway. [2] [3]

It is significant as representing the persistence of the Greek Revival style in Desoto Parish well after the Civil War. [2] [3]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Keachi Baptist Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2017. with three photos and a map
  3. 1 2 3 National Register Staff (July 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Keachi Baptist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved May 3, 2018. With four photos from 1988.