Second Baptist Church (Bloomington, Indiana)

Second Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Second Baptist Church, September 2010
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Location	321 N. Rogers St., Bloomington, Indiana
Coordinates	39°10′9″N86°32′20″W / 39.16917°N 86.53889°W / 39.16917; -86.53889
Built	1913
Architect	Samuel Plato
Architectural style	Romanesque
Part of	Bloomington West Side Historic District (ID97000055)
NRHP reference No.	95001108 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 14, 1995
Designated CP	February 14, 1997

Second Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. It was designed by noted African-American architect Samuel Plato and built in 1913. It is a one-story, "L"-plan, Romanesque Revival style stone building on a raised basement. It features broad round arched openings, a two-story bell tower, lancet windows, and oculus tracery. ^{[2] : 5}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ^[1] It is located in the Bloomington West Side Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016.Note: This includes Kathleen S. Branigan (December 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Second Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.