Mt. Moriah Baptist Church | |
Location: | 314 N. Main St., Middlesboro, Kentucky |
Coordinates: | 36.6108°N -83.7133°W |
Built: | 1918-21 |
Architecture: | Gothic, Romanesque |
Added: | August 8, 1985 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 85001747 |
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church is a historic church at 314 N. Main Street in Middlesboro, Kentucky. It was built during 1918-21 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
It is a brick building with brick laid in common bond.[1]
It was deemed significant as "The church building has played an important role in the history of the black community of Middlesboro and is a visible expression of the important role blacks have played in the settlement and later development of planned communities such asMiddlesboro," which is the largest planned community in southeastern Kentucky.[1]