Tupper Memorial Baptist Church

Tupper Memorial Baptist Church
Tupper Memorial Baptist Church
35°46′26″N 78°38′12″W / 35.774°N 78.6366°W / 35.774; -78.6366
Address501 S Blount Street
Raleigh, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
DenominationBaptist
Websitetuppermbc.org
History
StatusChurch
FoundedFebruary 17, 1866
DedicationHenry Martin Tupper
Architecture
Architectural type
Church
StyleGothic Revival
Years built
1912

Tupper Memorial Baptist Church, formerly known as Second Baptist Church, is a historic African-American Baptist church in Raleigh, North Carolina.

History

In 1866, Dr. Henry Martin Tupper established the church as Second Baptist Church, serving Raleigh's African-American community.[1] The church offered Christian education for adults, teenagers, and children as well as theology lessons for preachers.[1] The church's Christian education eventually formed into Shaw University.[1]

In 1912, a new Gothic Revival church was built.[1] In 1940, the church was renamed Tupper Memorial, in honor of Dr. Tupper.[1] In 1957, a brick veneer was added to the church and new windows and buttresses were added as well.[1] More renovations were made in 1976.[2]

In 1990, the United States Department of the Interior designated the church as a historic property and added it to the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the East Raleigh-South Park Historic District.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tupper Memorial Baptist Church". Raleigh Historic. Raleigh, North Carolina: Raleigh Historic Development Commission. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tupper Memorial Baptist Church". Raleigh Historic Development Commission. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: East Raleigh-South Park Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. 1990. Section 7, page 64. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
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