First Baptist Church | |
 First Baptist Church, September 2012 | |
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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 / 35.59917°N 82.54778°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 |
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]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
- ^ a b "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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