Beale Street Baptist Church

Beale Street Baptist Church, also known as, First Baptist Church or Beale Avenue Baptist Church, is a historic church on Beale Street, built by a congregation of freed slaves in Memphis, Tennessee. It was designed by the prominent Memphis architectural firm Jones & Baldwin, a partnership between Edward Culliatt Jones and Matthias Baldwin. Its foundation stone was laid in 1869, and it was constructed between 1871 and 1885.[2][3] In the late 1880s, the church also housed the newspaper office of Ida B. Wells, the famous civil rights journalist. Over the years, Ulysses S. Grant and Teddy Roosevelt made visits to the church.[4]

First Baptist Church
Beale Street Baptist Church
Beale Street Baptist Church
Location in Tennessee
Beale Street Baptist Church
Location in United States
Location379 Beale Ave., Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°08′19″N 90°02′54″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1869 (1869)
Part ofBeale Street Historic District (ID92001581)
NRHP reference No.71000833[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 11, 1971
Designated NHLDCPJuly 29, 1993

The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971,[4] and was included in an enlargement of the National Historic Landmark District of Beale Street in 1993.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Guide to Historic Downtown Memphis By William Patton
  3. Lovett, Bobby L. "Beale Street". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  4. "First Baptist Church (Beale Street Baptist Church) - Memphis Heritage". Memphis Heritage. April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

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