St. Paul Baptist Church (Tarboro, North Carolina)
St. Paul Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at Lloyd St and Edmondson Avenue in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.[2] The church was built in 1871, and is a one-story, irregularly massed frame building with multiple gabled wings, and a corner tower. It is sheathed in weatherboard with abundant wooden decoration. The interior features a large open sanctuary with a dome and oculus above. It was moved from its original Main Street site to the present location about 1926.[3]
St. Paul Baptist Church | |
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| Location | 900 Lloyd Street, Tarboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°58′41″N 77°31′54″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1871 |
| MPS | Tarboro MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002831[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "St. Paul Baptist Church (Tarboro, North Carolina) Map on MapQuest".
- unknown (n.d.). "St. Paul Baptist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
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