First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church (HM27N9)

Location: Bakersfield, CA 93301 Kern County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 22.412', W 119° 0.953'

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The First Baptist Church was completed under the supervision of local architect Charles H. Biggar (1882 - 1946) in 1932. The building, designed in the Northern Italian Romanesque architectural style, is described in the National Register of Historic Places as "the finest remaining example of its architectural type, not only in Metropolitan Bakersfield and Kern County, but the entire southern San Joaquin Valley." In 1978 the First Baptist Church was closed at this location; the building was converted to office space and renamed Old Church Plaza.
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HM NumberHM27N9
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Year Placed2015
Placed ByKern County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, May 21st, 2018 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 316874 N 3916333
Decimal Degrees35.37353333, -119.01588333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 22.412', W 119° 0.953'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 22' 24.72" N, 119° 0' 57.18" W
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Area Code(s)805, 661, 310
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1200 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield CA 93301, US
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