First Baptist Church of Augusta


  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

First Baptist Church of Augusta is one of many monumental buildings on Greene Street. Designed by Atlanta-based architect Willis Franklin Denny in 1902 and completed in 1903, the building is a significant example of Beaux Arts Classicism. This architectural style dominated monumental American architecture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. - NPS


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Willis F Denny Architect
1902/00/00
1903/00/00

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Particulars for First Baptist Church of Augusta:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Architectural Style Beaux Arts
Sight Category Building
Owner Private
Historic Use Religious Property



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 23rd March 1972

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: First Baptist Church of Augusta
Registry Address: Greene and 8th Sts.
Registry Number: 72000397
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Denny,Willis Franklin
Architectural Style: Beaux arts
Area in Acres: 1
Contributing Buildings: 1
Non-Contributing Buildings: 2
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1902, 1903
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-Function: Religious structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-Function: Religious structure Church related residence

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