Downtown in Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

First Baptist Church

Photographed by Laura Troy, November 23, 2007

1. First Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. First Baptist Church Built 1924 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 35° 57.663′ N, 83° 55.082′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is in Downtown. It is on Main Street West west of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 W Main St, Knoxville TN 37902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Albert Milani (within shouting distance of this marker); James Park House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Knoxville: A Divided City (about 300 feet away); Treaty of the Holston (about 400 feet away); Knox County World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away); Old Knox County Courthouse (about 400 feet away); Charles Krutch (about 400 feet away); Earl O'Dell Henry (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Also see . . . First Baptist Church (Knoxville, Tennessee). Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on August 17, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Laura Troy, November 23, 2007

2. First Baptist Church Marker

First Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Troy, November 23, 2007

3. First Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,791 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.