First Baptist Church (Eden, North Carolina)

First Baptist Church, previously known as Leaksville Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church located at 538 Greenwood Street in Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1886, and is a Gothic Revival style brick church. It has a hipped roof with intersecting gables and Stick Style decoration in the gable ends. It features lancet windows and a wooden Gothic belfry with pointed steeple centered on the roof. Two Colonial Revival style additions were made to the church in 1934 and 1937.[2]

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	538 Greenwood St., Eden, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°29′43″N 79°45′50″W
Area	4.2 acres (1.7 ha)
Built	1886, 1934, 1937
Architect	Hopper, J.M.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	89000178[1]
Added to NRHP	March 22, 1989

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Linda Harris Edmiston (September 1988). "First Baptist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.