Springfield Baptist Church (Augusta, Georgia)
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Springfield Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Augusta, Georgia was built in 1801[2] and is a significant historical building for its architecture, religious history, and African American heritage.[2] It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.
Springfield Baptist Church | |
Location | 112 12th St. (original) and 114 12th St. (increase), Augusta, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°28′43″N 81°58′18″W |
Built | 1801 (both) |
Architect | Todd, Albert Whitner (increase) |
Architectural style | Gothic (increase) |
NRHP reference No. | 82002461[1] (original) 90000979 (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 17, 1982 |
Boundary increase | July 5, 1990 |
It was built in the architectural style of a New England meetinghouse, which is rare in Georgia. It is the oldest church building extant in Augusta and is claimed to be one of the oldest Black congregations in the U.S.[2] The 1801, Springfield Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, Georgia in 1982, and the boundary of the National Register of Historic Places-listed site was increased in 1990.[1]