First Baptist Church (Andrews, North Carolina)

First Baptist Church
Valleytown Cultural Arts Center, 2017
Location 101 Chestnut St., Andrews, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°11′59″N 83°49′31″W / 35.19972°N 83.82528°W / 35.19972; -83.82528Coordinates: 35°11′59″N 83°49′31″W / 35.19972°N 83.82528°W / 35.19972; -83.82528
Area less than one acre
Built 1923
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 02000962[1]
Added to NRHP September 14, 2002

The former First Baptist Church, now the Valleytown Cultural Arts Center is a historic Baptist church building at 101 Chestnut Street in Andrews, Cherokee County, North Carolina. The Classical Revival brick structure was built in 1923 for a congregation founded in 1902; it was their second building on the site. The building was used by the congregation until c. 1987, when it was sold to a local nonprofit corporation for use as an arts center.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for First Baptist Church" (PDF). North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2014-07-04.


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