First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina)

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Douglas Ellington and built in 1925–1927. It is a four-story, domed, polygonal brick building with Art Deco design influences. The front facade features a colossal hectastyle portico.[2]

First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church, September 2012
First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina)
First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina) is located in the United States
First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina)
LocationOak and Woodfin Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°35′57″N 82°32′52″W / 35.59917°N 82.54778°W / 35.59917; -82.54778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1925 (1925)-1927
Built byMiller Engineering Corp.
ArchitectEllington, Douglas D.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.76001308[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1976

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert Topkins, Mary Alice Hinson and McKeldin Smith (April 1976). "First Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.