Liberty Baptist Church (Evansville, Indiana)
The Liberty Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at 701 Oak St. in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 as a congregation of former slaves, according to Historic Evansville.[2] The Gothic Revival red brick church was built in 1887, as a replacement after a cyclone destroyed an earlier building.[3]
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| Location | 701 Oak St., Evansville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 37°58′8″N 87°33′51″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000058[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 8, 1978 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Liberty Baptist "Liberty Baptist: Liberty Baptist". Historic Evansville.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Rv. Robert L. Saunders (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Liberty Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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