First Baptist Church - New Cordell Courthouse Square Historic District - Cordell, OK - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

First Baptist Church is a two-story red brick building which faces south on 1st Street. It's main entrance is accessed by 12 concrete steps, flanked by brick sidewalls, leading to a single glass door with sidelights and transom. This entrance sits beneath a two-story stone and cast concrete arch, with etched detailing, a circular window and the words FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH engraved. Decorative brickwork is done on the slightly projected entrance bay.

The church is styled in Late Gothic Revival, and has stained glass, arched windows along each side. Two-story wings at the rear of the building, and the sanctuary, have multi-paned casement windows. There are two additional entrances on the west side of the building. The basement is raised and contains a meeting hall, classrooms and offices, and has a concrete belt course separating it from the sanctuary level. This church is Property No. 9 on the District nomination.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): New Cordell Courthouse Square Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 101 E. 1st Street Cordell, OK 73632 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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