Chestnut Street Baptist Church

The Chestnut Street Baptist Church (also Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church) is a historic church at 912 W. Chestnut Street in Louisville, Kentucky. It was built in 1884 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Chestnut Street Baptist Church
Front of the church
Chestnut Street Baptist Church is located in Kentucky
Chestnut Street Baptist Church
Chestnut Street Baptist Church is located in the United States
Chestnut Street Baptist Church
Location912 W. Chestnut St., Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°14′58″N 85°46′1″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1884
ArchitectHenry Wolters
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.80001598[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 03, 1980

It was deemed significant as "a significant example of Gothic Revival ecclesiastical architecture in Louisville. It is also an important part of the history of one of the city's earliest and most important black congregations."[2]

It was designed by German-born architect Henry Wolters. It is an "ornate Gothic Revival structure. The red brick church is richly ornamented with terra cotta. The facade of the structure consists of a central gabled section with two towers."[2]

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