Siloam Baptist Church

Siloam Baptist Church
Siloam Baptist in July 2009
Siloam Baptist Church is located in Alabama
Siloam Baptist Church
Siloam Baptist Church is located in the United States
Siloam Baptist Church
Location503 Washington St., Marion, Alabama
Coordinates32°37′51″N 87°19′10″W / 32.63083°N 87.31944°W / 32.63083; -87.31944
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1848
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.82001615[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1982

The Siloam Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Marion, Alabama, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The current brick Greek Revival building was completed in 1848.[1]

Members of this church were instrumental in establishing both Judson College in 1838 and Howard College, now Samford University, in 1841.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Harris, W. Stuart (1991). Heritage of Perry County. Marion, Alabama: Perry County Historical and Preservation Society. pp. 70–92.
  3. ^ Wilson, Mabel Ponder (1973). Some Early Alabama Churches. Marion, Alabama: Alabama Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. pp. 134–144. ISBN 978-0-88428-029-3.