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Antioch Baptist Church

 
 
Antioch Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, June 15, 2024
1. Antioch Baptist Church Marker
Inscription. 1057 Texas Avenue founded in 1866. Oldest Black Baptist Church in Shreveport. Built Present location in 1903. Romanesque Revival Style, by noted Architect N. S. Allen
 
Erected by Antioch Baptist Church Historic Marker Church. (Marker Number 545.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansArchitectureReligion & Religious Structures.
 
Location. 32° 30.235′ N, 93° 45.227′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Allendale-Lakeside. It can be reached from Texas Avenue north of Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1057 Texas Ave, Shreveport LA 71101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Calanthean Temple (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Austin Place Houses (about 700 feet away); Christian-Hamel House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Olgilvie-Wiener House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Logan Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thief (TV Series) (approx. Ό mile away); Bishop Leonidas Polk (approx. Ό mile away); This Marks the Site of Battery 7 (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 402 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on June 16, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma.
 
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