{"nrhp_refnum":"88000130","name":"First Baptist Church","other_names":["Main Street Baptist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"126 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kernersville","county":"Forsyth County","state":"NC","lat":36.12030973700007,"lon":-80.07225850499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-02-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story cross-gabled brick church in Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina, on North Main Street near Church Street, completed in 1916 for a congregation organized in 1884. It is blended Gothic and Tudor Revival in style.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is the only example of Gothic/Tudor Revival religious architecture in Kernersville, where other period churches are Colonial Revival. It is described as intact, with original furnishings and pews, and as a significant departure from the local trend in church design of the period.","narrative":"Completed in 1916 in brick, this two-story cross-gabled church on North Main Street in Kernersville blends Gothic and Tudor Revival styles. It has a short three-stage corner tower with arched entries, a crenelated second tower, and beveled leaded glass in all windows. Its nave is vaulted and two stories high, with an ornamental plaster ceiling, original pews, and a choir loft at the west end. The congregation was organized in 1884, and its first services in this building were held on April 27, 1916. The church is regarded as significant because it is the only Gothic/Tudor Revival religious building in Kernersville, where neighboring churches of the same period are Colonial Revival. It remains largely intact and retains its original furnishings. The congregation moved to a new sanctuary in 1959, and the building has since served Main Street Baptist Church.","period_of_significance":"1915/16","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Tudor Revival; Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Now Main Street Baptist Church; the original congregation moved to a new sanctuary in 1959.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.892462-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/7178/47717807/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/88000130.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000130/ccd68def59-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000130/ccd68def59-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ceh2624","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KernersvilleFirstBaptistChurch.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ceh2624</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KernersvilleFirstBaptistChurch.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717807","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Baptist_Church_(Kernersville,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5452399"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/forsyth-county/first-baptist-church-88000130/"}