Peace Baptist Church, Birmingham

#80 among attractions in Birmingham

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Peace Baptist Church is a church at 302 Sixth Street North in Birmingham, Alabama. Its historic building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It was deemed significant for its association in 1963 with the Birmingham civil rights movement. The historic building, which had become a fellowship hall for a new church building built in 1970, has since been demolished. ()

Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 33°30'25"N, 86°49'37"W

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SmithfieldBirmingham United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Regions Field, Legion Field, 16th Street Baptist Church, Legacy Arena.

1 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
25 min walk • Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A South, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover as their home field.
1 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Legion Field, Birmingham
25 min walk • Legion Field is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States in Birmingham, Alabama, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but occasionally used for other large outdoor events. Opened in 1927, it is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans.
1 miNE
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
25 min walk • The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
1.4 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Civic center
Legacy Arena, Birmingham
37 min walk • The Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex is a sports, convention and entertainment complex located in Birmingham, Alabama. The Sheraton Birmingham and Westin Birmingham are located on the complex adjoining the convention center.
0.9 miNE
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
24 min walk • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center in Birmingham, Alabama that depicts the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
1.2 miNE
Museum, Entertainment, Natural history museum
McWane Science Center, Birmingham
31 min walk • The McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The state-of-the-art science center, aquarium, and 280-seat IMAX Dome Theater is housed in the historic and refurbished Loveman's department store building.
1.2 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
30 min walk • The Alabama Theatre is a movie palace in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theater for the southeastern region of the United States. Seating 2,500 people at the time, it was the largest in the Birmingham Theatre district.
1 miNE
Park, Historic walking areas
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham
26 min walk • Kelly Ingram Park, formerly West Park, is a 4 acres park located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is bounded by 16th and 17th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues North in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
1.1 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham
28 min walk • The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame was founded in 1978, and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America.
0.8 miSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Birmingham
22 min walk • Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens, or Arlington Historic House, is a former plantation house and 6 acres of landscaped gardens near downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The two-story frame structure was built between 1845–50 and features antebellum-era Greek Revival architecture.
1 miNE
Theater, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Carver Theatre, Birmingham
27 min walk • The Carver Theatre, now formally known as the Carver Performing Arts Center, is a theater located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Peace Baptist Church?

Nearby attractions include First Ebenezer Baptist Church, Birmingham (9 min walk), New Pilgrim Baptist Church, Birmingham (20 min walk), Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Birmingham (22 min walk).

How to get to Peace Baptist Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to Peace Baptist Church:

Bus

Ne Corner of 2nd Av N & 6th Pl N • Lines: 1, 3, 41, 45, 5 (3 min walk)
NE Corner of 2nd Av N & 4th St N • Lines: 1, 3, 41 (5 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (31 min walk)