First Baptist Church, Lauderdale

First Colored Baptist Church
Location 682 S. Lauderdale St., Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°7′43″N 90°2′37″W / 35.12861°N 90.04361°W / 35.12861; -90.04361Coordinates: 35°7′43″N 90°2′37″W / 35.12861°N 90.04361°W / 35.12861; -90.04361
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1939
Built by Scott, Samuel F.; Davis, Edgar H.
Architect Thomas O. Fuller
Architectural style vernacular Colonial Revival
NRHP reference # 00000807[1]
Added to NRHP July 14, 2000

The First Colored Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, also known as First Baptist Church—Lauderdale, was built in 1939 in a vernacular Colonial Revival style, with design attributed to Rev. Thomas O. Fuller.[2]

Front of the church

It is a rectangular brick building with brick laid in common bond. It has a limestone fence separating its parking area from the street, which is a c.1890 fence from the former Second Empire-styled Sanford house on the property.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It was deemed significant for its association with Thomas Oscar Fuller (1867-).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Carroll Van West and Jen Stoecker (March 9, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Colored Baptist Church / First Baptist Church-Lauderdale". National Park Service. Retrieved January 29, 2017. with 38 photos


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