Ancient Lakes-Grant County-Washington State
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Lake Valhalla & Lichtenberg Mountain-Okanogan/Wenatchee National Forest-Washington State.
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The First Baptist Church was organized on January 15,1843, through the efforts of brothers James C. and John L. Moses. Its first church service was held on January 22,1843, and its first baptismal service on January 28 of that year in the Tennessee River near First Creek. The church's first building was on Gay Street and was constructed in 1850. In 1863, when the Union Army occupied Knoxville, the First Baptist Church was closed temporarily, as were all other churches in Knoxville except for the Episcopal Church, whose rector was an outspoken advocate of the Union. The church building became a Union hospital and, later, a school for freedmen, who were housed in the basement and attended classes on the upper stories. The building was returned to the church with extensive damages, for which some reparations were paid, after the Civil War. In 1866, the First Baptist Church was again functioning with a full-time pastor. The church's growth made a new church building necessary. The first of these was built on the location of the original church building, on Gay Street, in 1887. However, by 1919, the church had outgrown that building. As the church continued to grow exponentially, Dr. F.F. Brown became pastor of the First Baptist Church in 1921 and growth continued. The land on which the present building stands, at the corner of Walnut and Main, was purchased in 1921, when Main Street was still a residential street. The cornerstone for the building was laid in 1923. The church building seen here was built between 1923-24. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Dougherty and Gardner of Nashville, Tennessee and constructed by Worsham Brothers, a construction company in Knoxville, Tennessee. The building's design is Neo-Classical with Octagon influences evident in the portion of the building used for the sanctuary. The most noteworthy interior architectural features of the First Baptist Church are the sanctuary and the foyer which leads to it, both of which are in nearly original condition. The sanctuary of the church is derived from an octagonal design, reflecting the exterior shape of the front portion of the building.
The First Baptist Church of Knoxville, Tennessee, was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under criterion C, for its significant architectural design, which includes elaborate interpretations of Neo-classical design elements coupled with a building plan influenced by the Octagonal style. This, along with its significance within the community, placed this building on the list on March 8, 1997. All the information above, along with much more, was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration that can be read here: npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/247cb98b-2e06-4509-8b5...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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