First Baptist Church of Wetumpka
National Register of Historic Places

First Baptist Church of Wetumpka

Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama
Listed
October 23, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
06001101

About this property

First Baptist Church Of Wetumpka is a Baptist church complex at 205 West Bridge Street in Wetumpka, Alabama, United States. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It consisted of several connected buildings, centered on an original brick sanctuary building that was built from 1846 to 1852.

Location

205 West Bridge St.
Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama
32.53888, -86.20989

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 06001101. It was listed on October 23, 2008.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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

East Wetumpka Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Civil War
0.3 mi
First United Methodist Church
Early Republic
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Wetumpka (Coosa/Tallapoosa confluence 1865)
1865Civil War
0.3 mi
Battle of Fort Toulouse
1717Colonial
6.8 mi
Battle of Autossee (Creek War)
1813Early Republic
7.8 mi
Rousseau's Raid on the Montgomery & West Point Railroad
1864Civil War
9.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was First Baptist Church of Wetumpka listed on the National Register?

First Baptist Church of Wetumpka was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 2008.

What type of historic resource is First Baptist Church of Wetumpka?

First Baptist Church of Wetumpka is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for First Baptist Church of Wetumpka?

The period of significance for First Baptist Church of Wetumpka is recorded as the civil_war era.

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