First Baptist Church (Red Cloud, Nebraska) Explained

First Baptist Church
Coordinates:40.0897°N -98.5214°W
Added:August 12, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Willa Cather TR
Refnum:82003206

The First Baptist Church is a historic church building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. It was built in 1884 thanks to the American Baptist Home Mission Society.[1] Author Willa Cather grew up attending this church with her parents, and she wrote about it in her 1915 novel, The Song of the Lark.[1] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 12, 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82003206}} Willa Cather Thematic Group: Sites in Webster County, Nebraska--Inventory: First Baptist Church ]. National Park Service. March 27, 2019. With