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{{short description|Historic church in Massachusetts, United States}}
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| architect = [[Josiah Brown|Brown, Josiah]]
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'''First Baptist Church''' is a historic church at located 200-228 N. Main Street in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. The church was built in 1850 and was a work of local architect [[Josiah Brown]]. It is built of wood with brick trim in the Gothic Revival style. The tower originally contained a tall spire and corner finials that were destroyed during [[Hurricane Carol]] in 1954. In 1871, extensive repairs were made and the Meeting House was enlarged.<ref>[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=FLR.259 MHC Inventory Form]</ref>
'''First Baptist Church''' is a historic church at located 200-228 N. Main Street in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. The church was built in 1850 and was a work of local architect [[Josiah Brown]]. It is built of wood with brick trim in the Gothic Revival style. The tower originally contained a tall spire and corner finials that were destroyed during [[Hurricane Carol]] in 1954. In 1871, extensive repairs were made and the Meeting House was enlarged.<ref>[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=FLR.259 MHC Inventory Form]</ref>
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[[Category:Baptist churches in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Baptist churches in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Churches in Fall River, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Churches in Fall River, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts]]



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First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church (Fall River, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
First Baptist Church (Fall River, Massachusetts)
First Baptist Church (Fall River, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
First Baptist Church (Fall River, Massachusetts)
LocationFall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°42′18″N 71°9′20″W / 41.70500°N 71.15556°W / 41.70500; -71.15556
Built1850
ArchitectBrown, Josiah
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000668[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

First Baptist Church is a historic church at located 200-228 N. Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The church was built in 1850 and was a work of local architect Josiah Brown. It is built of wood with brick trim in the Gothic Revival style. The tower originally contained a tall spire and corner finials that were destroyed during Hurricane Carol in 1954. In 1871, extensive repairs were made and the Meeting House was enlarged.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ MHC Inventory Form
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