First Baptist Church (Cumberland, Maryland)

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First Baptist Church
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Location212 Bedford St., Cumberland, Maryland
Coordinates 39°39′21″N78°45′41″W / 39.65583°N 78.76139°W / 39.65583; -78.76139 Coordinates: 39°39′21″N78°45′41″W / 39.65583°N 78.76139°W / 39.65583; -78.76139
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1849 (1849)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 80001776 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1980

First Baptist Church is a historic church in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. It is a T-shaped gable-front brick structure of one and a half stories, with a white glazed brick facade that was added in 1917 to the existing church structure erected in 1849. The architecture is a modest interpretation of the late Gothic Revival style. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Fate Purdham; Mel Collins; William Pratt; Dave Dorsey (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Baptist Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.