First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina) Explained

First Baptist Church
Location:Oak and Woodfin Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.5992°N -82.5478°W
Built:-1927
Architect:Ellington, Douglas D.
Builder:Miller Engineering Corp.
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:July 13, 1976
Refnum:76001308

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Topkins, Mary Alice Hinson and McKeldin Smith. First Baptist Church. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 1976 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.