Second Baptist Church (Bloomington, Indiana)

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Second Baptist Church
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Second Baptist Church, September 2010
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Location321 N. Rogers St., Bloomington, Indiana
Coordinates 39°10′9″N86°32′20″W / 39.16917°N 86.53889°W / 39.16917; -86.53889 Coordinates: 39°10′9″N86°32′20″W / 39.16917°N 86.53889°W / 39.16917; -86.53889
Built1913
Architect Samuel Plato
Architectural styleRomanesque
Part of Bloomington West Side Historic District (ID97000055)
NRHP reference No. 95001108 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1995
Designated CPFebruary 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Kathleen S. Branigan (December 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Second Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.