St. Paul Baptist Church (Tarboro, North Carolina) Explained

St. Paul Baptist Church
Location:900 Lloyd Street, Tarboro, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.9781°N -77.5317°W
Added:April 2, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80002831

St. Paul Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at Lloyd St and Edmondson Avenue in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.[1] The church was built in 1871, and is a one-story, irregularly massed frame building with multiple gabled wings, and a corner tower. It is sheathed in weatherboard with abundant wooden decoration. The interior features a large open sanctuary with a dome and oculus above. It was moved from its original Main Street site to the present location about 1926.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Paul Baptist Church (Tarboro, North Carolina) Map on MapQuest.
  2. Web site: unknown . St. Paul Baptist Church . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.