Built 1885 Opened 1885 Phone +1 423-265-3229 | NRHP Reference # 79002442 Area 2,800 m² Added to NRHP 19 January 1979 | |
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Location 506 E. 8th St., Chattanooga, Tennessee Address 506 E 8th St, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Second Presbyterian Church, Saints Peter and Paul Cath, St Paul's Episcopal Church, Chattanooga National Cemetery, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Profiles | ||
First Baptist Church East 8th Street, historically named Shiloh Baptist Church, is a historic church at 506 E. 8th Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The congregation was organized in 1866 as Shiloh Baptist Church by a group of men who had served as soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War. Initially they worshiped in a blacksmith shop; subsequently they met for worship in members' homes.
The church building was built in 1885 with the labor of former slaves. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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