First Baptist Church (Phoenix, Arizona) Explained

First Baptist Church
Location:302 W. Monroe St.,
Phoenix, Arizona
Coordinates:33.4506°N -112.0775°W
Built:1929
Architect:George Merrill; Fitzhugh & Byron
Architecture:Italian Gothic, Moderne
Added:February 8, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82002081

The First Baptist Church at in Phoenix, Arizona, was built in 1929. While local architects Fitzhugh & Byron "prepared the working drawings and supervised the building's construction," it was mainly designed by supervising architect George Merrill "of the Department of Architecture of the American Baptist Home Mission Society in New York."[1]

It was designed in an Italian Gothic style, but includes Moderne and other architectural elements.[1]

First Baptist Church moved to a new location in 1968.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64500045}} Religious Architecture in Phoenix]. E5.
  2. Web site: History . 2 March 2015 .