First Baptist Church (Lincolnton, North Carolina)
The Lincoln Cultural Center also known as the former location of First Baptist Church of Lincolnton | |
| Location | 403 E. Main St., Lincolnton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°28′24″N 81°15′9″W / 35.47333°N 81.25250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1920-22 |
| Architect | McMichael, James M. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Churches and Church-Related Cemeteries in Lincolnton MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001456[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 21, 1994 |
The Lincoln Cultural Center, also known as the former First Baptist Church of Lincolnton is a historic church location at 403 E. Main Street in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina. The building was designed by architect James M. McMichael in a Classical Revival style with a tetrastyle two-story portico and a spherical dome. Its plans were approved in 1919; construction was completed in 1922. The building was acquired by Lincoln County and renovated as the Lincoln Cultural Center and opened for public use in September 1991.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] The First Baptist Church of Lincolnton is currently located at 201 Robin Road, Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places: Churches and Church-Related Cemeteries in Lincolnton MPS". National Park Service.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood (July 1994). "First Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.