First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina)

First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church, September 2012
LocationOak and Woodfin Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°35′57″N 82°32′52″W / 35.59917°N 82.54778°W / 35.59917; -82.54778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1925 (1925)-1927
Built byMiller Engineering Corp.
ArchitectEllington, Douglas D.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.76001308[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1976

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Douglas Ellington and built in 1925–1927. It is a four-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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.