First Baptist Church, Muskogee

Name: First Baptist Church
Address: Muskogee, United States

#10 among attractions in Muskogee

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The First Baptist Church is a historic church building in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The church was built in 1903 and was the first church building for the African-American population of Muskogee County. It was built in a Romanesque Revival style. It features two asymmetrical, crenelated towers and a steeply pitched gabled roof. The build is clad in two types of red brick. The two types of brick are separated by a rusticated limestone belt course. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 for architectural significance and for its importance in local African-American history. ()

Built: 1903 (121 years ago)Coordinates: 35°45'10"N, 95°22'26"W

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Muskogee United States

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First Baptist Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Three Rivers Museum, Surety Building, Arrowhead Mall.

0.5 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Muskogee
13 min walk • The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, located in Muskogee, Oklahoma, honors Oklahoma musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. The induction ceremony and concert are held each year in Muskogee.
0.5 miS
35°44'44"N • 95°22'21"W
Three Rivers Museum, Muskogee
13 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
~1570 ftSE
Skyscraper
Surety Building, Muskogee
8 min walk • The Surety Building in Muskogee, Oklahoma is an eight story skyscraper built for the Southern Surety Company in 1910. It is one of five skyscraper buildings, ranging from five to ten stories tall, built in 1910–1912 and included in the Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers Thematic Resources study.
~1990 ftE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Arrowhead Mall, Muskogee
10 min walk • Arrowhead Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It was opened in 1987 and was owned by J. Herzog & Sons, Inc. from 2005 until November 2016 when the mall went into receivership and was put up for sale by Wells Fargo Bank.
0.7 miW
Museum, History museum
Grant Foreman House, Muskogee
18 min walk • The Thomas-Foreman Historic Home, also known as the Grant Foreman House, is a house in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States, built by Judge John R. Thomas on a tract of prairie land. It was later named after Thomas' son-in-law, Grant Foreman, by the Muskogee Historical Society and the National Register of Historic Places.
~1200 ftE
Church
Central Baptist Church, Muskogee
6 min walk • The Central Baptist Church at 515 N. 4th Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma was a historic Baptist church building. It was built in 1908 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The building was demolished in 1985 for Arrowhead Mall.
~1730 ftSE
Skyscraper
Railway Exchange Building, Muskogee
9 min walk • The Railway Exchange Building in Muskogee, Oklahoma is one of five skyscraper buildings, ranging from five to ten stories tall, built before 1912 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers Thematic Resources study.
~1350 ftNW
Church
Ward Chapel AME Church, Muskogee
7 min walk • The Ward Chapel AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church building at 319 N. 9th Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It was built in 1904, three years before Oklahoma achieved statehood. It was added to the National Register in 1984.
0.6 miW
Romanesque architecture
A.W. Patterson House, Muskogee
15 min walk • The A.W. Patterson House is a historic house in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Located at the intersection of 14th Street and West Okmulgee, it is situated at the crest of a hill near the western edge of the downtown Muskogee neighborhood.

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Which popular attractions are close to First Baptist Church?

Nearby attractions include Central Baptist Church, Muskogee (6 min walk), Ward Chapel AME Church, Muskogee (7 min walk), Surety Building, Muskogee (8 min walk), Railway Exchange Building, Muskogee (9 min walk).