Mount Moriah Baptist Church (Middlesboro, Kentucky)

Historic church in Kentucky, United States United States historic place


Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	314 N. Main St., Middlesboro, Kentucky
Coordinates	36°36′39″N 83°42′48″W / 36.61083°N 83.71333°W / 36.61083; -83.71333
Area	less than one acre
Built	1918-21
Architectural style	Gothic, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	85001747
Added to NRHP	August 8, 1985

Mt. Moriah Baptist Church is a historic church at 314 N. Main Street in Middlesboro, Kentucky. It was built during 1918-21 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

It is a brick building with brick laid in common bond.

It was deemed significant as "The church building has played an important role in the history of the black community of Middlesboro and is a visible expression of the important role blacks have played in the settlement and later development of planned communities such as Middlesboro," which is the largest planned community in southeastern Kentucky.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Robert M. Polsgrove (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mt. Moriah Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 21, 2017. With five photos from 1985.

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