First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina)

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First Baptist Church, September 2012
Location	Oak and Woodfin Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°35′57″N 82°32′52″W / 35.59917°N 82.54778°WCoordinates: 35°35′57″N 82°32′52″W / 35.59917°N 82.54778°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1925-1927
Built by	Miller Engineering Corp.
Architect	Ellington, Douglas D.
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP Reference #	76001308[1]
Added to NRHP	July 13, 1976

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Douglas Ellington and built in 1925-1927. It is a two-story, domed, polygonal brick building with Art Deco design influences. The front facade features a colossal hectastyle portico.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Robert Topkins, Mary Alice Hinson and McKeldin Smith (April 1976). "First Baptist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.