State Street Baptist Church

The State Street Baptist Church, formerly the First Colored Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church at 340 State Street in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was built in 1898 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

First Colored Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front and western side
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Location	340 State St., Bowling Green, Kentucky
Coordinates	36°59′48″N 86°26′1″W
Built	1898
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
MPS	Warren County MRA
NRHP reference No.	79003524[1]
Added to NRHP	December 18, 1979

The church was the first formally organized church for blacks in Bowling Green. It was formed in 1838 from slaves from the First Baptist Church. The present church building, built in 1898, is a 1+1⁄2-story brick Gothic Revival-style church with buttresses.^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: First Colored Baptist Church". National Park Service. Spring 1978. Retrieved January 13, 2018. With photos.