{"nrhp_refnum":"83003158","name":"First Baptist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"218 W. 13th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Amarillo","county":"Potter County","state":"TX","lat":35.201146159000075,"lon":-101.83990521899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick church over a basement at 218 West 13th Street near downtown Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, designed by J. Carlander and built in 1929-1930.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is important for the decorative painted ornamentation of its interior, which is rarely seen in surviving buildings of the more numerous Protestant denominations. The painted work was done by the Schnoor Company. The church also reflects the growth of Amarillo's Baptist congregation, which reached about 2000 members by dedication in 1930.","narrative":"First Baptist Church is a large brick church at 218 West 13th Street in Amarillo, built in 1929-1930 to designs by local architect J. Carlander. It rises two stories over a basement, with a projecting central section on the east facade, a bell tower at the northeast corner, and rounded arches framing the three double-door entrances and tall side windows. Light stone moldings contrast with buff brick walls. The interior is the main reason for its recognition. The auditorium has a curved seating plan, a U-shaped balcony and a coffered ceiling, with high-relief arches painted in turquoise, orange and metallic gold. The vestibule and rear sanctuary carry softer, Art Nouveau-like plant patterns and marbled finishes, painted by the Schnoor Company. The congregation had earlier worshipped in a frame church of 1890 and a brick building of 1907-1908. The new church cost over $550,000 and was dedicated in 1930, despite financial strain during the Great Depression.","period_of_significance":"1929-1930","architect_builder":"Architect J. Carlander; builder unknown; interior craftsman Schnoor Company","architectural_style":"No particular style; simple massing common in the 1920s and 1930s, with rounded arches as the dominant ornamental theme","criteria":[],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.424919-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/9699/40969927/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003158.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969927","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107330108"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/potter-county/first-baptist-church-83003158/"}