First Baptist Church (Portland, Maine)
First Baptist Church | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
  Location within Maine | |
| Location | 353 Congress Street, Portland, Maine |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°39′37″N 70°15′20″W / 43.66028°N 70.25556°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architect | Levi Newcomb (original building) |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Norman Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000170 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1978 |
| Removed from NRHP | July 14, 2015 |
The First Baptist Church of Portland was a stone church built on Congress Street following the Great Fire of 1866. It was built in the Romanesque Revival style and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It was demolished in 1987 and delisted from the National Register soon after.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "'Top of the Old Port' in 1960". Portland Press Herald. July 7, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ↑ "First Baptist Church, 1976 and 1978". Businesses & Buildings - Portland Newspapers (Guy Gannett) Still Film Negatives. 1976. p. 307.
- ↑ "First Baptist Church, Portland, 1907". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
- ↑ "National Register Information System – First Baptist Church, Additional Documentation - Removal (#78000170)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
Categories:
- Baptist churches in Maine
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
- Churches completed in 1867
- 19th-century Baptist churches in the United States
- Churches in Portland, Maine
- Demolished buildings and structures in Portland, Maine
- Former National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Maine
- 1867 establishments in Maine
- Maine Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northeastern United States Baptist church stubs
- Maine building and structure stubs