National Register of Historic Places

First Baptist Church

Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina
Listed
May 30, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84001917

About this property

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church located at 400 S. Broad Street in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The church was built in 1922–1924, and is a two-story, brick Neoclassical Revival style church building with stone ornamentation. The front facade features an Ionic order hexastyle portico. The educational building was added in 1939 and a Sunday School and chapel wing in 1953. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Location

400 S. Broad St.
Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina
36.09028, -79.43427

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

St. Athanasius Episcopal Church and Parish House and the Church of the Holy Comforter
Industrial
0.1 mi
Moore-Holt-White House
Industrial
0.1 mi
East Davis Street Historic District
Civil War
0.2 mi
Efird Building
Industrial
0.3 mi
Atlantic Bank and Trust Company Building
Industrial
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Company Shops (Burlington) NC
1865Civil War
0.4 mi
Battle of Alamance
1771Colonial
1.7 mi
Battle of Alamance (North Carolina Regulators)
1771Colonial
1.9 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Graham NC
1865Civil War
2.4 mi

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When was First Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

First Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 1984.

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.

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