First Baptist Church | |
Location: | 709 Martin Luther King, Jr. St., Selma, Alabama |
Coordinates: | 32.4142°N -87.0178°W |
Built: | 1894 |
Architect: | Dave Benjamin West |
Added: | September 20, 1979 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 79000383 |
First Baptist Church is a historic church at 709 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in Selma, Alabama. A historically African American Baptist church, it was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1894 and known for its association with the Civil Rights Movement.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
From the National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form:[1]