First Baptist Church | |
Location | 112 W. Poplar St., Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 37°41′40″N85°51′30″W / 37.69444°N 85.85833°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1855 |
Architect | Hill, John Y. |
NRHP reference No. | 74000879 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 31, 1974 |
The First Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, originally known as Severn's Valley Baptist Church, is a historic church at 112 W. Poplar Street. It was built in 1855 and was a work of John Y. Hill, a tailor turned carpenter/builder. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
It is 42 by 55 feet (13 m × 17 m) in plan, built of handmade brick. Its pointed arch entrance is sided by brick pilasters. [2]
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