Baker Presbyterian Church

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Baker Presbyterian Church
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Location3015 Groom Road, Baker, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°35′19″N91°10′09″W / 30.58862°N 91.16913°W / 30.58862; -91.16913
Arealess than one acre
Built1905
Built byHarris McVea
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 90000346 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1990

Baker Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Gothic Revival located at 3015 Groom Road in Baker, Louisiana.

Built in 1905, the one-story clapboard church and the two-story crenelated bell tower are almost intact since the time of their construction. [2] [3]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1990. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Baker Presbyterian Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018. with three photos and two maps Archived 2018-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. National Register Staff (November 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Baker Presbyterian Church". National Park Service . Retrieved May 5, 2018. With seven photos from 1989.