Pilgrim Baptist Church (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Pilgrim Baptist Church | |
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| Location | 732 Central Avenue W. Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°57′10″N 93°7′52″W / 44.95278°N 93.13111°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | L. W. Baumeister |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000438[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1991 |
The Pilgrim Baptist Church located at 732 Central Avenue West in Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota is the building that houses the first Black Baptist congregation in Saint Paul. The congregation was founded on November 15, 1866, by Reverend Robert Hickman and a group of escaped slaves from Boone County, Missouri. They were smuggled up the Mississippi River on the steamer War Eagle with the help of Union Soldiers and the Underground Railroad. The current building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1928.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
- ^ "Pilgrim Baptist Church, a first for Black Minnesota!". The African American Registry. 2005. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
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