Eastside Baptist Church
The Eastside Baptist Church in Okmulgee, Oklahoma is a historic Baptist church located at 219 N. Osage Avenue.
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| Location | 219 N. Osage Ave., Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°37′33″N 95°57′30″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1921 |
| MPS | Black Baptist Churches in Okmulgee TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000306[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 23, 1984 |
It is home of a congregation established in 1903 as the Zion Bethel Church, which met at a frame residence at the location of the present church.[2] The church was built in 1921 and was added to the National Register in 1984.[1]
The building was deemed significant as the second oldest black church building in Okmulgee, and one of the "oldest unaltered black churches in eastern Oklahoma."[3][2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Bryan Brown; George Carney (February 1984). "Excerpt from Thematic Resources document: Eastside Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2022. With accompanying four photos from 1983
- Bryan Brown; George Carney (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Black Baptist Churches in Okmulgee Thematic Resources".
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