First Colored Baptist Church

682 S. Lauderdale St., Memphis, Tennessee. County/parish: Shelby.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 14, 2000. NRIS 00000807.

1 contributing building. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • First Baptis Church--Lauderdale

From Wikipedia:

First Baptist Church, Lauderdale

The First Colored Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, also known as First Baptist Church—Lauderdale, was built in 1939 in a vernacular Colonial Revival style, with design attributed to Rev. Thomas O. Fuller.

It is a rectangular brick building with brick laid in common bond. It has a limestone fence separating its parking area from the street, which is a c.1890 fence from the former Second Empire-styled Sanford house on the property.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It was deemed significant for its association with Thomas Oscar Fuller (1867-).

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