Sardis Baptist Church
National Register of Historic Places

Sardis Baptist Church

Union Springs, Bullock County, Alabama
Listed
November 29, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
01001299

About this property

Sardis Baptist Church is a historic church near Union Springs, Alabama, United States. Settlers from the Edgefield District, South Carolina, organized the Sardis Baptist Church on June 10, 1837. The first building, a log cabin, was constructed in 1841 after John M. Dozier and his wife, Amy Youngblood Dozier, deeded four and one-half acres to the church for a building and cemetery.

Location

Union Springs, Bullock County, Alabama
32.08849, -85.76216

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 01001299. It was listed on November 29, 2001.

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

Foster House
Civil War
4.6 mi
Bullock County Courthouse Historic District
Civil War
4.8 mi
Merritt School
Industrial
13.4 mi
Creekwood
Early Republic
22.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Pea Creek — Creek Removal (1836)
1836Indian Wars
12.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Sardis Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

Sardis Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Sardis Baptist Church?

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

What is the period of significance for Sardis Baptist Church?

The period of significance for Sardis Baptist Church is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1837.

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