First Baptist Church (Salem, Indiana)

First Baptist Church
Location 201 N. High St., Salem, Indiana
Coordinates 38°36′25″N 86°5′58″W / 38.60694°N 86.09944°W / 38.60694; -86.09944Coordinates: 38°36′25″N 86°5′58″W / 38.60694°N 86.09944°W / 38.60694; -86.09944
Built 1900
Architect Stephans, R.C.
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 85000602[1]
Added to NRHP March 21, 1985

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Salem, Washington County, Indiana. It was built in 1900, and is a Richardsonian Romanesque style brick and stone church. It has a central gabled nave and a three-story corner tower with a pyramidal roof.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It is also a contributing property in the Salem Downtown Historic District which was NRHP-listed in 1997.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Marjorie Starr (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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