NO. 1010 ORIGINAL SITE OF THE THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH (FORMERLY THE FIRST COLORED BAPTIST CHURCH) - San Francisco, CA
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N 37° 48.142 W 122° 24.473
10S E 552125 N 4184053
Site of the first African American Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains.
Waymark Code: WM5QDR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2009
Views: 14
"In August 1852, Abraham Brown, Thomas Bundy, Thomas Davenport, Willie Denton, Harry Fields, George Lewis, Fielding Spotts, and Eliza and William Davis organized the church in the Davis home. The congregation purchased the old First Baptist Church and moved it to this location in 1854. The church is now located at 1399 McAllister Street."
Marker Number: 1,010.00
Marker Name: ORIGINAL SITE OF THE THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH (FORMERLY THE FIRST COLORED BAPTIST CHURCH)
County: San Francisco
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 04/09/1995
Location:
Corner Grant Ave and Greenwich, San Francisco
Website: Not listed
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