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Liberty Baptist Church (Evansville, Indiana)

Coordinates: 37°58′8″N 87°33′51″W / 37.96889°N 87.56417°W / 37.96889; -87.56417
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Liberty Baptist Church
Liberty Baptist Church (Evansville, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Liberty Baptist Church (Evansville, Indiana)
Liberty Baptist Church (Evansville, Indiana) is located in the United States
Liberty Baptist Church (Evansville, Indiana)
Location701 Oak St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates37°58′8″N 87°33′51″W / 37.96889°N 87.56417°W / 37.96889; -87.56417
Arealess than one acre
Built1887
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.78000058[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1978

The Liberty Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at 701 Oak St. in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 as a congregation of former slaves, according to Historic Evansville.[2] The Gothic Revival red brick church was built in 1887, as a replacement after a cyclone destroyed an earlier building.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Liberty Baptist "Liberty Baptist: Liberty Baptist". Historic Evansville. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Rv. Robert L. Saunders (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Liberty Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.