First Baptist Church - Church Circle Historical District - Kingsport, TN - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

First Baptist Church is one of the four red brick churches specifically mentioned in the 1973 NRHP district application. Church Circle is a focal point in the planned city design for Kingsport at the end of the commercial area. The land was a gift from the Kingsport Development Company, which were the developers of Kingsport.

The church building you see, completed in 1927, is actually built around the prior church sanctuary. The lower part of the sanctuary was subdivided into classrooms, offices, and choir rooms. The steeply slanted roof line of the upper part was left as unusable space until renovation completed in 1992 converted it into a chapel and classroom. (See also Baptist Church Waymark WM4QPB.)

The triangular lot in front of the church was recently sold by the City of Kingsport to FBC. During Christmas, one of the wise men on his camel is located here each year. Thus the church refers to this section of ground as its "Camelot".

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Church Circle District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 200 W Church Circle Kingsport, TN USA 37660 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Other (Please explain in the Private Message field) Optional link to narrative or database: Not listed

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