2-29 Aiken First Baptist Church
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N 33° 33.661 W 081° 43.055
17S E 433393 N 3713714
Located on York Street Northeast between Barnwell Avenue Northeast and Richland Avenue East, Aiken
Waymark Code: WM11X1R
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2020
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This church, founded in 1805, predates the city of Aiken and was first called Levels Baptist Church. Its first location was a mile south of present-day Aiken. In 1836 the congregation joined with the members of the Wise Creek congregation to build a sanctuary here, on land deeded by the S.C. Railroad and Canal Co. They renamed their congregation Aiken Baptist Church. The frame church burned in 1876 and was replaced in 1878.
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The third church, a Gothic Revival sanctuary, was built in 1919. The kindergarten, founded in 1946, was one of the first church kindergartens in S.C. The present Classical Revival sanctuary was built and dedicated in 1958. Aiken First Baptist is the mother of four churches: Hispanic, Marion St., Memorial, and North Aiken. Its cemetery, dating from 1838, includes the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers.
Erected by the Congregation 2005
Marker Name: Aiken First Baptist Chuech
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker number: 2-29
County: Aiken
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