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Forest City Baptist Church

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Built
  
1915

Opened
  
1915

Architectural style
  
Neoclassical architecture

Architect
  
James M. McMichael

NRHP Reference #
  
89001417

Area
  
6,900 m²

Added to NRHP
  
14 September 1989

Forest City Baptist Church

Location
  
301 W. Main St., Forest City, North Carolina

Forest City Baptist Church, also known as First Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building located at 301 W. Main Street in Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect James M. McMichael and built in 1915. It is a two-story, cruciform plan, Classical Revival style brick building. It consists of an octagonal core surmounted by an eight-sided, slate-covered, pyramidal roof from which rectangular pedimented-gable wings project on the four sides. Adjoining the church is the Alexander Memorial building, built in 1927.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

References

Forest City Baptist Church Wikipedia