National Register of Historic Places

Franklin Regular Baptist Church

Seymour, Appanoose County, Iowa
Listed
February 20, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
08000087

About this property

Franklin Regular Baptist Church, also known simply as Franklin Baptist Church, is a historic church building located southeast of Seymour in rural Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The white frame church is associated with the no longer extant village of Livingston and its founder Livingston Parker. Parker was an Upstate New York native who relocated to Ohio before homesteading in Appanoose County in 1854. The Baptist Society was formed in Franklin Township on April 12, 1862, in the home of Peter Angle. Livingston Parker served as moderator for most of the community's Covenant Meetings before he was ordained and called as a circuit preacher for churches in Exline, Iowa, St. John, Missouri, and Livingston. The congregation in Livingston met in member homes until it was able to raise the money to complete the church building in 1881. The church originally faced a road, but the county built 135th Avenue behind the church in the 1950s. The congregation remained in existence until 1967. The church building began to deteriorate until 1999 when the local cemetery association began to look after it. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Location

135th Ave. & 590th St.
Seymour, Appanoose County, Iowa
40.62411, -93.03299

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Sources

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When was Franklin Regular Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

Franklin Regular Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Franklin Regular Baptist Church?

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

What is the period of significance for Franklin Regular Baptist Church?

The period of significance for Franklin Regular Baptist Church is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1854.

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