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| ID Number |
84003164 |
| Historic Name |
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH |
| Description of Significance |
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WAS THE FIRST LOCAL CHURCH TO SERVE THE NON-WHITE POPULATION IN MUSKOGEE COUNTY. THE CHURCH IS DESIGNED IN A SIMPLIFIED FORM OF THE ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE. THERE ARE TWO CRENELATED ASYMMETRICAL TOWERS. THE GABLED ROOF IS STEEPLY PITCHED. THE EXTERIOR FACADE FEATURES TWO TYPES OF RED BRICK, WHICH IS SEPARATED BY A RUSTICATED LIMESTONE WATER TABLE. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/25/1984. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
5TH AND DENISON STREETS |
| City |
MUSKOGEE |
| County |
MUSKOGEE |
| Lot |
1, 17 |
| Block |
11 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY: CHURCH |
| Current Function |
RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY: CHURCH |
| Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK |
| Date Prepared |
JULY 1982 |
| Year Built |
1903 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
ROMANESQUE |
| Roof Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Wall Material |
BRICK; STONE |
| Window Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Door Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Decorative Details |
CRENELATED TOWERS, ARCHES |
| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
NOMINATION FORM STATES THAT THE PROPERTY IS AT THE CORNER OF 6TH AND DENISON WHEN, IN FACT, IT IS AT THE CORNER OF 5TH AND DENISON. |
| Restricted |
N |
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