First Baptist Church (Phoenix, Arizona)

The First Baptist Church at in Phoenix, Arizona, was built in 1929. While local architects Fitzhugh & Byron "prepared the working drawings and supervised the building's construction," it was mainly designed by supervising architect George Merrill "of the Department of Architecture of the American Baptist Home Mission Society in New York."^[2]

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	302 W. Monroe St., Phoenix, Arizona
Coordinates	33°27′2″N 112°4′39″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1929
Architect	George Merrill; Fitzhugh & Byron
Architectural style	Italian Gothic, Moderne
NRHP reference No.	82002081[1]
Added to NRHP	February 8, 1982

It was designed in an Italian Gothic style, but includes Moderne and other architectural elements.^[1][2]

First Baptist Church moved to a new location in 1968.^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Religious Architecture in Phoenix". p. E5.
3. "History". 2 March 2015.

External links

• Official website