Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Historic church in Alabama, United States in Montgomery, Alabama. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the Progressive National Baptist Convention. The church was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1974 because of its importance in the civil rights movement and American history. In 1978 the official name was changed to the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was pastor there and helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 during the civil rights era. The church is located steps away from the Alabama State Capitol.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 454 Dexter Ave., Montgomery, AL |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | Jul 1, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74000431 |
| Type of place | Protestant church building |
| Style | Renaissance Revival architecture |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 454 Dexter Ave., Montgomery, AL |
| Coordinates | 32.37731, -86.30274 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail · 26 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Gunter Hill 10 mi · Holy Ground Shelters 22 mi · Prairie Creek (Al) 27 mi |
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Nearby in Montgomery County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000431. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.