First Colored Baptist Church (Memphis, Tennessee)

First Colored Baptist Church
Location 682 S. Lauderdale St., Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°7′43″N 90°2′37″W / 35.12861°N 90.04361°W / 35.12861; -90.04361Coordinates: 35°7′43″N 90°2′37″W / 35.12861°N 90.04361°W / 35.12861; -90.04361
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1939
Architect Scott, Samuel F.; Davis, Edgar H.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 00000807[1]
Added to NRHP July 14, 2000

The First Colored Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, also known as First Baptist Church—Lauderdale, was built in 1939 in a Colonial Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

Front of the church

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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