Second Baptist Church of Detroit (Additional Documentation)

441 Monroe St., Detroit, Michigan. County/parish: Wayne.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 19, 1975. NRIS 75000970.

Part of The Civil Rights Movement and the African American Experience in 20th Century Detroit MPS (NRIS 100006099).

Also known as:

  • Colored American Baptist Chu
  • Second Baptist Church Society &amp

From Wikipedia:

Second Baptist Church (Detroit)

The Second Baptist Church, located at 441 Monroe Street within Greektown in Detroit, Michigan, is the oldest African-American church in the Midwestern United States. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25341124