Thankful Baptist Church (Johnson City, Tennessee)

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Thankful Baptist Church
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Location104 Water St., Johnson City, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°19′10″N82°21′4″W / 36.31944°N 82.35111°W / 36.31944; -82.35111 Coordinates: 36°19′10″N82°21′4″W / 36.31944°N 82.35111°W / 36.31944; -82.35111
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
ArchitectJanes, Hobart K.; Janes Construction Company
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 01000852 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 08, 2001

Princeton Free Will Baptist Church, formerly Thankful Baptist Church, is a historic church building at 104 Water Street in Johnson City, Tennessee.

The brick church was built in 1912 to serve Thankful Baptist Church, an African-American congregation. Thankful Baptist Church moved to a new location on Watauga Avenue in 1975. In 1977, the congregation sold the Water Street church property to Princeton Free Will Baptist Church. [2] [3] [4]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. http://seemidtn.blogspot.com/2012/08/thankful-baptist-church-johnson-city-tn.html
  3. HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT, JOHNSON CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
  4. http://tngenweb.org/washington/records-data/churches-of-washington-county/thankful-baptist-church/