First Baptist Church (Fall River, Massachusetts)

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°42′18″N 71°9′20″W / 41.70500°N 71.15556°W / 41.70500; -71.15556Coordinates: 41°42′18″N 71°9′20″W / 41.70500°N 71.15556°W / 41.70500; -71.15556
Built	1850
Architect	Brown, Josiah
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Fall River MRA
NRHP reference No.	83000668[1]
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1983

First Baptist Church is a historic church at located 200-228 N. Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The church was built in 1850 and was a work of local architect Josiah Brown. It is built of wood with brick trim in the Gothic Revival style. The tower originally contained a tall spire and corner finials that were destroyed during Hurricane Carol in 1954. In 1871, extensive repairs were made and the Meeting House was enlarged.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

See also[]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts

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