National Historic Landmark · Columbia, South Carolina

First Baptist Church

A listed building in Columbia, South Carolina, built 1859 in the Greek Revival architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

First Baptist Church
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1306 Hampton St., Columbia, SC
CountyRichland County
ListedJan 25, 1971
Reference number71000800
Built1859
StyleGreek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street1306 Hampton St.
Coordinates34.00570, -81.03316 · Directions ↗

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000800. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.