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First Baptist Church.

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1890; 1929, Guy A. Carlander, with Ferrand and Fitch. 1218 S. Tyler St.

The original First Baptist Church, erected in 1890 at 500 Pierce Street, was moved to the present church’s premises in 1964. The frame structure retains its essential form and some of its decorative features, though it has experienced alterations. The new First Baptist complex demonstrates Carlander’s considerable prowess at a modernist abstraction of historic styles, as is evident in the church’s fusion of classical and Romanesque, with a triple-arched entrance set deep within a tall surrounding arch. The modest campanile mediates between the church and the equally prominent educational wing, a commonplace of Protestant Evangelical church planning in the 1920s.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "First Baptist Church.", [Amarillo, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-AO19.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 342-342.

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