Shiloh Church (Newport, Rhode Island)

Shiloh Church (also known as Shiloh Baptist Church) is a historic African American Baptist church and school building in Newport, Rhode Island.

Shiloh Church
Location25 School Street,
Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°29′19″N 71°18′44″W
Built1799
Architectural styleGeorgian
Part ofNewport Historic District (ID68000001)
NRHP reference No.71000026 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 1971
Designated NHLDCPNovember 24, 1968

The building "...was erected in 1798, under the will of the late Nathaniel Kay, for educational purposes. Many of the leading citizens of Newport attended school in this house."[2] The Shiloh Church was an African American Baptist congregation founded on May 10, 1864 by Edmund Kelly in a house at 73 Levin Street owned by Esther Brinley. William James Barnett was installed as the first pastor, followed shortly by Theodore Valentine. In 1868 the members of Shiloh Church availed themselves of the opportunity to purchase their present house of worship, on the corner of School and Mary streets, from the Trinity Church corporation, at a cost of $2,000."[2] The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

  • Shiloh Baptist Church exterior
  • Shiloh Baptist Church interior
  • Pastor Henry N. Jeter

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Pastor Henry N. Jeter's Twenty-five Years Experiencewith the Shiloh Baptist Church and Her History. Corner School and Mary Streets, Newport, R. I.:Electronic Edition. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Documenting the American South) (accessed Sept. 9, 2010)


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