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Historic church in Alabama, United States

United States historic place
East End Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location2609 Sixth Ave. S, Birmingham, Alabama
Coordinates33°30′45″N 86°47′33″W / 33.51250°N 86.79250°W / 33.51250; -86.79250
Arealess than one acre
Built1947
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPSCivil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama MPS
NRHP reference No.05000292
Added to NRHPApril 22, 2005

East End Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church building at 2609 Sixth Avenue South in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1947 in a style that can be described as Romanesque Revival, but has been well described by Jay Price as mid-century traditional. It added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. During the Civil Rights Movement it was led by the Reverend Calvin W. Woods.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Van West, Carroll; Linda Nelson; Marjorie White (March 25, 2004). "East End Baptist Church". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. Price, Jay M. (2013). Temples for a modern god : religious architecture in postwar America. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-998048-2. OCLC 827268083.
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