Second Baptist Church (Bloomington, Indiana) Explained

Second Baptist Church
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:321 N. Rogers St., Bloomington, Indiana
Coordinates:39.1692°N -86.5389°W
Built:1913
Architect:Samuel Plato
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:September 14, 1995
Refnum:95001108
Partof:Bloomington West Side Historic District
Partof Refnum:97000055
Designated Nrhp Type:February 14, 1997

Second Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. It was designed by noted African-American architect Samuel Plato and built in 1913. It is a one-story, "L"-plan, Romanesque Revival style stone building on a raised basement. It features broad round arched openings, a two-story bell tower, lancet windows, and oculus tracery.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the Bloomington West Side Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Second Baptist Church. 2016-05-01. Kathleen S. Branigan. PDF. December 1994. and Accompanying photographs.