Liberty Baptist Church (Evansville, Indiana)

Liberty Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	701 Oak St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates	37°58′8″N87°33′51″W / 37.96889°N 87.56417°W / 37.96889; -87.56417
Area	less than one acre
Built	1887
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	78000058 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 8, 1978

The Liberty Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at 701 Oak St. in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 as a congregation of former slaves, according to Historic Evansville. ^[2] The Gothic Revival red brick church was built in 1887, as a replacement after a cyclone destroyed an earlier building. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Liberty Baptist "Liberty Baptist: Liberty Baptist". Historic Evansville.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Rv. Robert L. Saunders (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Liberty Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.