Second Baptist Church (Bloomington, Indiana)

Second Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church, September 2010
Location321 N. Rogers St., Bloomington, Indiana
Coordinates39°10′9″N 86°32′20″W / 39.16917°N 86.53889°W / 39.16917; -86.53889
Built1913
ArchitectSamuel Plato
Architectural styleRomanesque
Part ofBloomington West Side Historic District (ID97000055)
NRHP reference No.95001108[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1995
Designated CPFebruary 14, 1997

Second Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. It was designed by noted African-American architect Samuel Plato and built in 1913. It is a one-story, "L"-plan, Romanesque Revival style stone building on a raised basement. It features broad round arched openings, a two-story bell tower, lancet windows, and oculus tracery.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the Bloomington West Side Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Kathleen S. Branigan (December 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Second Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.