Spring Ridge Baptist Church

Spring Ridge Baptist Church
Nearest city Enterprise, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°50′3″N 91°57′57″W / 31.83417°N 91.96583°W / 31.83417; -91.96583Coordinates: 31°50′3″N 91°57′57″W / 31.83417°N 91.96583°W / 31.83417; -91.96583
Area 2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built 1892
NRHP Reference # 93001037[1]
Added to NRHP October 7, 1993

Spring Ridge Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church in rural Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, between the small hamlets of Enterprise and Aimwell. It is located on Sherwood Road, near the intersection of Louisiana Highway 559 and Louisiana Highway 124.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

The church was organized in 1873. The present church building is believed to have been built in 1892. It had not been used regularly as a church for about 40 years when it was added to the National Register, but it was used occasionally for homecoming services.[2]

It was deemed significant as "a rare surviving example of an important North Louisiana building type....a well-preserved example of an austere country frame church. As such, it represents a local North Louisiana unpretentious building tradition associated with the Upland South settlement patterns of the region. From an architectural standpoint, churches of this type should be regarded as remote descendants of provincial Greek Revival temple form churches. Generally associated with the Methodist and Baptist sects, they represent an archetype which is a vital part of the Upland South building tradition."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "Spring Ridge Baptist Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1993. Retrieved June 7, 2017. with two photos and a map


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