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Distant View Of East Front
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View Of East Front
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View Of South Side
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Perspective View Of East Front And South Side
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Detail Of Main Entrance, East Front
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Southeast View, Main Room, Sanctuary And Choir Section
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Northwest View, Main Room, Entrance And Pastor's Study
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Item Title
Location515 North Fourth Street,
Muskogee, OK
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS OK-44
Building/structure dates:
1908 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1955 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1985 demolished
Significance: The Central Baptist Church is the second oldest black Baptist church in Muskogee having been constructed in 1908, one year after Oklahoma became a state. It is one of the three oldest social institutions in Muskogee's black community. Central Baptist Church served the spiritual and social needs of Muskogee's black community for 77 years. It was last used by the congregation for religious services on Sunday, March 31, 1985.
Subjects
Religious ServicesAfrican AmericansBaptist Churches
Related Names
Newby, Benjamin Warner, Photographer
Marsan, Joseph L., Historian
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. DISTANT VIEW OF EAST FRONT
2. VIEW OF EAST FRONT
3. VIEW OF SOUTH SIDE
4. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF EAST FRONT AND SOUTH SIDE
5. DETAIL OF MAIN ENTRANCE, EAST FRONT
6. SOUTHEAST VIEW, MAIN ROOM, SANCTUARY AND CHOIR SECTION
7. NORTHWEST VIEW, MAIN ROOM, ENTRANCE AND PASTOR'S STUDY
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