Forest City Baptist Church Explained

Forest City Baptist Church
Location:301 W. Main St., Forest City, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.3342°N -81.8692°W
Built:1915
Architect:McMichael, James M.
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Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:September 14, 1989
Refnum:89001417

Forest City Baptist Church, also known as First Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building located at 301 W. Main Street in Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect James M. McMichael and built in 1915. It is a two-story, cruciform plan, Classical Revival style brick building. It consists of an octagonal core surmounted by an eight-sided, slate-covered, pyramidal roof from which rectangular pedimented-gable wings project on the four sides. Adjoining the church is the Alexander Memorial building, built in 1927.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Jean Hooper. Forest City Baptist Church. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1989. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.