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. The original sanctuary was slated for demolition by May 2020 following tornado damage. The grounds also include 1928–29 educational building, a 1959–60 second educational and office addition, a modern sanctuary built in 1967, and educational wing and fellowship hall that was completed in 1991. All of the buildings are centered on the original sanctuary and are linked together by a series of passages and corridors at the rear of the property. The original sanctuary was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1977 and the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Location

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

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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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.

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

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