First Baptist Church - Lincolnville Historic District - St. Augustine, FL
N 29° 53.234 W 081° 18.872
17R E 469629 N 3306331
The First Baptist Church of St. Augustine in the Lincolnville Historic District in St. Augustine, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM2YMJ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2008
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The Lincolnville Historic District (1870-1930) includes 688 buildings, 548 of historical interest. Wood Vernacular, Mediterranean Revival, and Bungalow styles predominate. All contributing structures were built before 1930. The District grew from a small black settlement founded there after the Civil War. Black builders designed and built many of the buildings.
An historical marker at the First Baptist Church of St. Augustine provides the following information: Established in 1872 through the efforts of Mrs. Hannah Jordan, a devoutly Christian sojourner who, like its first pastor, Rev. Father C. Felder, believed in leading by the example of hard work. The church has flourished at this location -- since 1884. After the fire of 1915, this building was erected. During the era of the 1960s and The Civil Rights Movement, the congregation and its pastor, Reverend J.H. McKissick, gave support which allowed mass meetings to be held, engaged the leadership of the N.A.A.C.P. and later the S.C.L.C, including Dr. Martin Luther King, and the founding of the N.A.A.C.P. Youth Council to take the lead in the local movement. Gerald Eubanks, a local college student, was elected president of the council, and local dentist, Dr. B.B. Hayling, served as advisor. For these pioneering efforts this church is considered THE CRADLE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT in St. Augustine.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Lincolnville Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
89 St. Francis Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084
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