First Baptist Church (Red Cloud, Nebraska)
First Baptist Church | |
The church in 2010 | |
| Location | 442 North Seward Street, Red Cloud, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 40°05′23″N 98°31′17″W / 40.08972°N 98.52139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1883 |
| MPS | Willa Cather TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003206[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 12, 1982 |
The First Baptist Church is a historic church building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. It was built in 1884 thanks to the American Baptist Home Mission Society.[2] Author Willa Cather grew up attending this church with her parents, and she wrote about it in her 1915 novel, The Song of the Lark.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 12, 1982.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Willa Cather Thematic Group: Sites in Webster County, Nebraska--Inventory: First Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2019. With accompanying pictures