First Baptist Church (New Bern, North Carolina)
historic church in New Bern, North Carolina, United States
First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship located at Middle Street and Church Alley in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built in 1848, and is a rectangular brick church building in the Gothic Revival style. It features a two-stage, turreted entrance tower. Its brickwork is laid in Flemish bond.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5452416. Authority coordinates are 35.103, -77.046. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1848 and 1972.
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