| First Baptist Church | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Muskogee, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1903 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Added to NRHP: | September 25, 1984 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 84003164[1] |
| MPS: | Black Protestant Churches of Muskogee TR |
| Governing body: | Private |
The First Baptist Church is a historic church building in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Muskogee is a City in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of A church building is a Building or Structure whose primary purpose is to facilitate the meeting of a church. Muskogee is a City in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The church was built in 1903 and was the first church building for the African-American population of Muskogee County. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Muskogee County is a County located in the US state of Oklahoma. It was built in a Romaneasque Revival style. Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed in the late 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque style It features two asymmetrical, crenalated towers and a steeply pitched gabled roof. The build is clad in two types of red brick. The two types of brick are separated by a rusticated limestone belt course. A belt course is a continuous row or layer of stones, Tile, Brick, Shingles, etc The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 for architectural significance and for its importance in local African-American history. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of
First Baptist "evolved from a mission school founded in 1877 for blacks and Indians". It is one of four churches included in the Black Protestant Churches of Muskogee Theme Resource study. [2]
Muskogee had a "thriving" black community with a business district of "several retail stores, physicians and attorneys offices, a black-owned bank, and a black newspaper, the Muskogee Cimeter. "[2] The population included 7,831 blacks in 1910 (31% of the total Muskogee population). [2]
References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ a b c Bryan Brown (February, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Black Protestant Churches in Muskogee TRPDF (32 MiB), National Park Service
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