Calvary Baptist Church
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Location: | Providence, Rhode Island |
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Built: | 1897 |
Architect: | Badgley,Sidney Rose; Hill,Arthur Eaton |
Architectural style: | Late Gothic Revival, Other |
Governing body: | Private |
MPS: | Elmwood MRA |
NRHP Reference#: |
80000089 [1] |
Added to NRHP: | January 7, 1980 |
The Calvary Baptist Church is an historic church at 747 Broad Street in Providence, Rhode Island.
In 1854, the First Baptist Church of South Providence and Fifth Baptist Church merged to form Friendship Baptist Church. The congregation constructed the current building in 1897 in a Gothic Revival style by Sidney Rose Badgley and Arthur Easton Hill. After moving to the new location the church was renamed Calvary Baptist Church. The church meeting house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The congregation is currently affiliated with the American Baptist Churches/USA (ABCUSA).
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