Antioch Baptist Church - Boley Historic District - Boley, OK - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

The town of Boley was established in 1903 as an all-black town, particularly as residence for black railroad workers. By 1911 it was thriving with a population of about 4,000. Unfortunately, cotton crop failures in the 1920's and the Depression of the 1930's took their toll on Boley, as residents left, never to return.

Antioch Baptist Church is located at 20 N. Lincoln. A generic sign is displayed out front, but we could not tell whether services are still taking place here. We suspect so.

This is a one-story brick church building, with an exposed basement level. The original church building was built in 1905; this building was reconstructed in 1929 on the same site. The front entrance is reached by a 14-step concrete staircase, as well as a handicap ramp which has been added later. Two earlier entrances into the towers are currently bricked in. The windows are wood, wish some of them having fan lights. The exposed basement has been stuccoed. Two square towers flank the entrance, with one being the old bell tower.

This church was added to the National Registry as a contributing building to the Boley Historic District in 1975.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Boley Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 10 N. Lincoln Boley, OK 74829 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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