Needwood Baptist Church - Brunswick, GA
N 31° 16.957 W 081° 26.454
17R E 458033 N 3461007
Old African-American church, thought to be built in 1885, and one room schoolhouse in this small coastal Georgia town.
Waymark Code: WM6R5G
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2009
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Needwood Baptist Church was organized in 1866 on nearby Broadfield Plantation as Broadfield Baptist Church of the Zion Baptist Association. This structure, built in the 1870s, was redesigned in 1885 when the church moved its congregation here. Its formation and history are representative of religious development in the context of plantation rice culture. The nearby one-room Needwood School provided elementary education for this community from 1907 until desegregation in the 1960s. Both structures are examples of early African-American vernacular architecture.
Erected by the The Georgia Historical Society and the Pilot Club of Brunswick, Inc.
1999-3 67-1
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1885
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Baptist
Street address of Church:
US 17, 1 mi. S of Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site.,
Brunswick, GA usa
31520
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed
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