Macedonia Baptist Church (Buffalo, New York)

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Macedonia Baptist Church

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The Macedonia Baptist Church building
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Location 511 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°53′10″N78°52′3″W / 42.88611°N 78.86750°W / 42.88611; -78.86750 Coordinates: 42°53′10″N78°52′3″W / 42.88611°N 78.86750°W / 42.88611; -78.86750
Built 1845
NRHP reference # 74001233 [1]
Added to NRHP February 12, 1974

Macedonia Baptist Church, more commonly known as Michigan Street Baptist Church, is a historic African American Baptist church located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a brick church constructed in 1845. Rev. J. Edward Nash (1868–1957) served the congregation from 1892 to 1953. His home, the Rev. J. Edward Nash, Sr. House, is located nearby. [2]

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Buffalo, New York City in Western New York

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Site marker for the former Michigan Street Baptist Church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

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