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First Baptist Church (Additional Documentation)
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National Register of Historic Places

First Baptist Church (Additional Documentation)

On the National Register since 197155 years
Listed 1971Memphis
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About First Baptist Church (Additional Documentation)

First Baptist Church (Additional Documentation), at 379 Beale Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 11, 1971. It was among the first 5 of Memphis’s 185 listings, with three others the same day. The Register lists it for its black history, at the national level. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isChurch building in Memphis, Tennessee. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1869 to today

  1. 1869Built, designed by Matthias Harvey Baldwin; E.C. Jones
  2. 1971Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 55 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

379 Beale Ave., Memphis · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1First Baptist Church (Additional Documentation)Start here
  2. 2Tri-State Bank (Additional Documentation)Building · next door
  3. 3Beale Street Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Gayoso-Peabody Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Peabody HotelBuilt 1925 · next door
Around it

33 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BUniversal Life Insurance CompanyBuilt 19490.2 miBGriggs Business and Practical Arts CollegeBuilding0.3 miBClayborn TempleBuilding0.3 miBGrace Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.3 miBHunt-Phelan HouseBuilt 18300.3 miBFirst Baptist ChurchBuilding0.3 miBMoore, William R., Dry Goods BuildingBuilding0.3 miBStratton, Leslie M., YMCABuilt 19090.3 miBWest J. Crawford HouseBuilding0.4 miBOrpheum TheatreBuilt 19280.4 miBMemphis Overland CompanyBuilding0.4 miDGayoso-Peabody Historic District (Boundary Increase, Boundary Decrease)District0.4 miBBank of Commerce and Trust Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBToof BuildingBuilding0.4 miBMedical Arts Building and GarageBuilding0.4 miBScimitar BuildingBuilt 19020.4 miDMadison-Monroe Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBSterick BuildingBuilt 19280.4 mi
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BSterick North Garage and HotelBuilt 19630.4 miDSouth Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBSouth Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Building0.5 miBJohn Alexander Austin HouseBuilding0.5 miBEllis, William C., and Sons Ironworks and Machine ShopBuilding0.5 miDCotton Row Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBLowenstein, B., & Brothers BuildingBuilding0.5 miBShrine BuildingBuilding0.5 miBFirst National Bank Operations CenterBuilding0.5 miBMemphis Trust BuildingBuilding0.5 miBMemphis Merchants ExchangeBuilt 19100.5 miBTennessee Trust BuildingBuilding0.5 miBDr. D. T. Porter Building (Additional Documentation)Building0.5 miBDermon BuildingBuilding0.5 miBTennessee Club-Overall Goodbar BuildingBuilding0.5 mi

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Is First Baptist Church (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 11, 1971 (Register number 71000833).

Is First Baptist Church (Additional Documentation) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Tennessee has 29 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Beale Street Historic District, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit First Baptist Church (Additional Documentation)?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.