Mt. Sinai Baptist Church

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
Location 512 Henry St., Eden, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°29′38″N 79°46′7″W / 36.49389°N 79.76861°W / 36.49389; -79.76861Coordinates: 36°29′38″N 79°46′7″W / 36.49389°N 79.76861°W / 36.49389; -79.76861
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1921
Architect Hopper, James M.
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 87000914[1]
Added to NRHP June 25, 1987

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 512 Henry Street in Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921, and is a two-story, Late Gothic Revival style brick church. It sits on a raised basement and it has tall gable front flanked by square two-stage crenellated bell towers incorporated at each corner. It features pointed arch tower windows and brightly colored stained glass. It is the oldest African-American Baptist Church in Eden.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Jim Sumner and Ruth Little (March 1987). "Mt. Sinai Baptist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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