First Baptist Church
National Register of Historic Places

First Baptist Church

Bakersfield, Kern County, California
Listed
January 2, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79000478

About this property

The First Baptist Church, also known as the Bell Towers, is a historic church complex built in 1931 in Bakersfield, California. The church moved to a new campus in 1977 and the building presently used as an office building. The structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on January 2, 1979.

Location

1200 Truxtun Ave.
Bakersfield, Kern County, California
35.37374, -119.01584

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 79000478. It was listed on January 2, 1979.

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

Bakersfield California Building
Civil War
0.3 mi
Tevis Block
Civil War
0.4 mi
Jastro Building
Civil War
0.4 mi
Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library
Pre Contact
1.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was First Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

First Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 1979.

What type of historic resource is First Baptist Church?

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

What is the period of significance for First Baptist Church?

The period of significance for First Baptist Church is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1931.

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