First Baptist Church of St. Paul | |
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| Location | 499 Wacouta Street Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°57′9″N 93°5′24.5″W / 44.95250°N 93.090139°W |
| Built | 1875 |
| Built by | Monroe & Romaine Sheire |
| Architect | William W. Boyington |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000929[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1983 |
The First Baptist Church of St. Paul is an historic church building in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The original steeple, which rose 145 feet (44 m) above the ground, was removed in 1945. The stone base was sinking into the marshy soil and causing structural strain on the rest of the building. A new, shorter steeple was erected, but without the belfry and clock that the original steeple had.[2]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[2] When it opened on May 31, 1875, it was the largest and most costly church in Saint Paul, described in the Pioneer Press as "the finest piece of architecture west of Chicago".[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b Alan K. Lathrop (2003). Churches Of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 0816629099.
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.