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| Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome architecture building outdoor black and white The First Colored Baptist Church of Birmingham in 1873. It was the first black church to organize in Birmingham, which was founded just two years before. The first meetings were held in a small building at 12th Street and Fourth Avenue North. A site was soon acquired on 3rd Avenue North between 19th and 20th Street for a dedicated building. In 1880, the church sold that property and built a new church on the present site on 16th Street and 6th Avenue North. The new brick building was completed in 1884, but in 1908 the city condemned the structure and ordered it to be demolished. This building was replaced by the famous 16th Street Baptist Church, a "modified Romanesque and Byzantine design" by the prominent black architect Wallace Rayfield. It was constructed in 1911 by the local black contractor T.C. Windham. The 16th Street Baptist Church gain fame during the Civil Rights Era and still stands today. (source: Bhamwiki.com) The First Colored Baptist Church of Birmingham in 1873. It was the first black church to organize in Birmingham, which was founded just two years before. The first meetings were held in a small building at 12th Street and Fourth Avenue North. A site was soon acquired on 3rd Avenue North between 19th and 20th Street for a dedicated building. In 1880, the church sold that property and built a new church on the present site on 16th Street and 6th Avenue North. The new brick building was completed in 1884, but in 1908 the city condemned the structure and ordered it to be demolished. This building was replaced by the famous 16th Street Baptist Church, a "modified Romanesque and Byzantine design" by the prominent black architect Wallace Rayfield. It was constructed in 1911 by the local black contractor T.C. Windham. The 16th Street Baptist Church gain fame during the Civil Rights Era and still stands today. (source: Bhamwiki.com) | ||||
