First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina)
First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Douglas Ellington and built in 1925–1927. It is a four-story, domed, polygonal brick building with Art Deco design influences. The front facade features a colossal hectastyle portico.[2]
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Location | Oak and Woodfin Sts., Asheville, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°35′57″N 82°32′52″W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1925 | -1927
Built by | Miller Engineering Corp. |
Architect | Ellington, Douglas D. |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 76001308[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 13, 1976 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Robert Topkins, Mary Alice Hinson and McKeldin Smith (April 1976). "First Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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