St. Thomas Primitive Baptist Church

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St. Thomas Primitive Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
St. Thomas Primitive Baptist Church (Oklahoma)
St. Thomas Primitive Baptist Church
Location: Summit, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°40′8.77″N 95°25′27.61″W / 35.6691028, -95.4243361Coordinates: 35°40′8.77″N 95°25′27.61″W / 35.6691028, -95.4243361
Built/Founded: 1930
Architect: Thomas, Rev. L.W.; et.al.
Architectural style(s): Other
Added to NRHP: March 03, 2004[1]
NRHP Reference#: 04000123
Governing body: Private

St. Thomas Primitive Baptist Church is a historic church building in Summit, Oklahoma. The church was built in 1922 and is the oldest surviving structure in Summit, an historically all-black town[2]. It was built by Rev. L. W. Thomas. The building is a front-gabled, sandstone building with a square cupola on the ridge of the east end, over the entrance. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 for its importance to the historical settlement and the social history of the black community in Oklahoma.[2]

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