Pilgrim Baptist Church (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

The Pilgrim Baptist Church located at 732 Central Avenue West in Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota is the building that houses the first Black Baptist congregation in Saint Paul. The congregation was founded on November 15, 1866, by Reverend Robert Hickman and a group of escaped slaves from Boone County, Missouri. They were smuggled up the Mississippi River on the steamer War Eagle with the help of Union Soldiers and the Underground Railroad. The current building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1928.[2][3]

Pilgrim Baptist Church
Pilgrim Baptist Church in 2012
Pilgrim Baptist Church (Saint Paul, Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Pilgrim Baptist Church (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Pilgrim Baptist Church (Saint Paul, Minnesota) is located in the United States
Pilgrim Baptist Church (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Location732 Central Avenue West
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates44°57′10″N 93°7′52″W
Built1928
ArchitectL. W. Baumeister
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.91000438[1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1991

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
  3. "Pilgrim Baptist Church, a first for Black Minnesota!". The African American Registry. 2005. Retrieved November 12, 2007.


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