Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church
National Register of Historic Places

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

Auburn, Lee County, Alabama
Listed
April 20, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
75000317

About this property

The Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church is a church on the National Register of Historic Places in Auburn, Alabama. Ebenezer Baptist Church was the first African American church built in the Auburn area after the end of the Civil War in 1865. Over the next few years, the church members built the church out of hand-hewn logs, transported from miles away by mules.

Location

Auburn, Lee County, Alabama
32.60389, -85.47317

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 75000317. It was listed on April 20, 1975.

Categories

BLACKRELIGION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Scott-Yarbrough House
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Auburn Players Theater
Industrial
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Creek Removal — Alabama (1836)
1836Indian Wars
4.8 mi
Battle of Autossee (Nov 29 1813)
1813Early Republic
6.3 mi
Battle of Calabee Creek
1814Early Republic
7.4 mi
Battle of Auttossee (Georgia Militia Action 1813)
1813Early Republic
7.6 mi
Battle of Callabee Creek (Creek War)
1814Early Republic
12.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church?

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church?

The period of significance for Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1865.

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