Pilgrim Baptist Church (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
The Pilgrim Baptist Church located at 732 Central Avenue West in Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota is the building that houses the first Black Baptist congregation in Saint Paul. The congregation was founded on November 15, 1866 by Reverend Robert Hickman and a group of escaped slaves from Boone County, Missouri. They were smuggled up the Mississippi River on the steamer War Eagle with the help of Union Soldiers and the Underground Railroad. The current building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1928.[2][3]
Pilgrim Baptist Church | |
 Pilgrim Baptist Church in 2012 | |
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| Location | 732 Central Avenue West Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°57′10″N 93°7′52″W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | L. W. Baumeister |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000438[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1991 |
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
- "Pilgrim Baptist Church, a first for Black Minnesota!". The African American Registry. 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
External links
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