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Charleston Baptist Temple
Charleston Baptist Temple, April 2009
Location: 209 Morris St., Charleston, West Virginia Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 81°37′44″W / 38.34528°N 81.62889°WCoordinates: 38°20′43″N 81°37′44″W / 38.34528°N 81.62889°W Built: 1924 Architect: Flagg, Ernest Architectural style: Colonial Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 00000252
[1]Added to NRHP: April 04, 2000 Charleston Baptist Temple is a historic Baptist church located at Charleston, West Virginia. It is a two story, brick church with Georgian and Federal style details. It was designed by architect Ernest Flagg and constructed in 1924. It is composed of a central sanctuary block with matching wings and a rear addition constructed in 1955. The facade features a central tower, which contains the steeple. The spire is copper-clad and flares out to cover an open belfry with decorated engaged Corinthian columns and arched openings. Directly below the belfry is a baluster area above the clock portion of the tower.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
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Charleston Baptist Temple entry, April 2009
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form". Charleston Baptist Temple. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/kanawha/00000252.pdf.
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Other lists Categories:- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Baptist churches in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Charleston, West Virginia
- Religious buildings completed in 1924
- 20th-century Baptist church buildings
- Colonial Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Georgian Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Churches in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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