State Street Baptist Church

First Colored Baptist Church
Front and western side
Location 340 State St., Bowling Green, Kentucky
Coordinates 36°59′48″N 86°26′1″W / 36.99667°N 86.43361°W / 36.99667; -86.43361Coordinates: 36°59′48″N 86°26′1″W / 36.99667°N 86.43361°W / 36.99667; -86.43361
Built 1898
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Warren County MRA
NRHP reference # 79003524[1]
Added to NRHP December 18, 1979

The State Street Baptist Church, formerly the First Colored Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church at 340 State Street in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was built in 1898 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

The church was the first formally organized church for blacks in Bowling Green. It was formed in 1838 from slaves from the First Baptist Church. The present church building, built in 1898, is a one-and-a-half story brick Gothic Revival-style church with buttresses.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: First Colored Baptist Church". National Park Service. Spring 1978. Retrieved January 13, 2018. With photos.
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