First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina)

First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church, September 2012
LocationOak and Woodfin Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°35′57″N 82°32′52″W / 35.59917°N 82.54778°W / 35.59917; -82.54778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1925 (1925)-1927
Built byMiller Engineering Corp.
ArchitectEllington, Douglas D.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.76001308
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1976

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Douglas Ellington and built in 1925–1927. It is a four-story, domed, polygonal brick building with Art Deco design influences. The front facade features a colossal hectastyle portico.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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