- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Springfield Baptist Church
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Church buildings--Georgia--Augusta
Buildings--Georgia--Augusta
Baptist church buildings--Georgia--Augusta
Historic buildings--Georgia--Augusta
African American churches--Georgia--Augusta
Stained glass windows--Georgia--Augusta
Spires
Church architecture--Georgia--Augusta
Bell towers--Georgia--Augusta
Augusta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Springfield Baptist Church (Augusta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, founded in 1773, is one of the oldest Black congregations in the United States. The cornerstone for the current church building was laid in 1897.
Photograph of the Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia. The brick church features a tall bell tower on the left and a smaller spire on the right. A large peaked stained-glass window stands in the center of the main building, flanked by smaller peaked windows.
Founded in 1773, Springfield Baptist Church is one of the oldest Black congregations in the United States. The cornerstone for the current church building was laid in 1897. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/springfield-baptist-church/m-9844/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/springfield-baptist-church
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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