Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Baptist Church

99 North Salisbury Street

— Capitol Area Historic District —

First Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 10, 2018

1. First Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. First Baptist Church
Built in 1859
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Baptist Church
A.D. 1859
Wm. Percival Arch.
Thos. Coates Build
Organized 1810

Raleigh
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 • Churches & Religion. 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. Marker 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.

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); 32 Pounder Naval Cannon

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(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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.

Also see . . . Capitol Area Historic District Nomination Form.
Excerpt from the form about First Baptist Church's historical and architectural significance:

Like Christ Church, the First Baptist (1859) is Gothic in style but is otherwise dissimilar. Though they contrast in materials, siting, proportions, plan, decoration, and profile, they are complementary and together with the First Presbyterian Church and the black congregation's First Baptist Church, located in the other corners of the square, form a stylistic symmetry around the Capitol. Several obvious differences occur between Christ Church and the First Baptist: the latter has stuccoed walls rather than stone, is raised on a high podium close to the street rather than nestled into a shady churchyard, and incorporates the tower in the mass of the building rather than leaving it freestanding.

(Submitted on August 24, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Raleigh Historic Site plaque on the north side of the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 10, 2018

2. Raleigh Historic Site plaque on the north side of the building

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 10, 2018

3. First Baptist Church Marker

<i>Raleigh, N.C. First Baptist Church. View from Capitol Square</i> image. Click for full size.

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 August 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 28 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.