Mt. Sinai Baptist Church (Eden, North Carolina)

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Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
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Location512 Henry St., Eden, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°29′38″N79°46′7″W / 36.49389°N 79.76861°W / 36.49389; -79.76861
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1921
ArchitectJames M. Hopper
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 87000914 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1987

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 512 Henry Street in Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921, and is a two-story, Late Gothic Revival style brick church. It sits on a raised basement and it has tall gable front flanked by square two-stage crenellated bell towers incorporated at each corner. It features pointed arch tower windows and brightly colored stained glass. It is the oldest African-American Baptist Church in Eden. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Jim Sumner and Ruth Little (March 1987). "Mt. Sinai Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.