First African Baptist Church and Parsonage (Waycross, Georgia)

First African Baptist Church and Parsonage
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Location 615 Knight St. (church) and 407 Satilla Blvd. (parsonage), Waycross, Georgia
Coordinates 31°12′37″N 82°20′36″W / 31.21021°N 82.34336°W / 31.21021; -82.34336Coordinates: 31°12′37″N 82°20′36″W / 31.21021°N 82.34336°W / 31.21021; -82.34336
Area less than one acre
Built c.1905, c.1910
Architectural style Gothic Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 03000197[1]
Added to NRHP April 11, 2003

First African Baptist Church and Parsonage is a historic church and its parsonage in a traditionally African-American neighborhood of Waycross, Georgia. The church is now known as First Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 2003. It is located at 615 Knight Street and 407 Satilla Boulvard.

The church was constructed c.1905 and is Gothic Revival in style, wood-framed on a brick pier foundation. The front entrance to the church was changed sometime before 1957. The parsonage, built c.1910, is a Queen Anne cottage with clapboard siding.[2]

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  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First African Baptist Church and Parsonage / First Antioch Missionary Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2017. with 17 photos


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