Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Baptist Church
99 North Salisbury Street
| | Capitol Area Historic District | |
Built in 1859
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
A.D. 1859
Wm. Percival Arch.
Thos. Coates Build
Organized 1810
Historic Site
First
Baptist Church
1859
Erected by U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
Location. 35° 46.862′ N, 78° 38.41′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. It is on South Salisbury Street south of West Edenton Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 99 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh NC 27601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Samuel A'Court Ashe, LL. D. (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Bar Association (within shouting distance of this marker); State of North Carolina Labor Building (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Dental Society (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Lawson Wyatt (within shouting distance of this marker); Olivia Raney Library (within shouting distance of this marker); State of North Carolina Agriculture Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); North Carolina State Capitol (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.
Other markers no longer nearby. 32 Pounder Naval Cannon (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); To Our Confederate Dead (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Capitol Area Historic District. Wikipedia entry:
Links indirectly to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on December 25, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 10, 2018
2. Raleigh Historic Site plaque on the north side of the building
Postcard published by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, Maine (image courtesy of UNC-Chapel Hill), circa 1915
4. Raleigh, N.C. First Baptist Church. View from Capitol Square
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 428 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on November 15, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
