First Baptist Church in America
Providence, United States
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The First Baptist Church in America stands at 75 North Main Street in Providence's College Hill neighborhood, Rhode Island. This Georgian-style Protestant church building was erected between 1774 and 1775, and its congregation, founded in 1638 by Roger Williams, is the oldest Baptist church in the United States and the Americas. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
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- Type
- Protestant church building
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Historic Landmark
- Place
- Providence, United States
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