{"nrhp_refnum":"90000979","name":"Springfield Baptist Church (Boundary Increase)","other_names":["See Also:Springfield Baptist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"114 Twelfth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Augusta","county":"Richmond County","state":"GA","lat":33.47876847900005,"lon":-81.97183263899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Springfield Baptist Church at 114 Twelfth Street, Augusta, Georgia, is a church property of about 0.7 acre containing an 1801 wood-framed church and an 1897 brick Late Victorian Gothic church. This amendment adds the 1897 building and the remaining 0.5 acre to the earlier listing.","why_significant":"The property is significant under Criterion A as an important black religious institution in the Springfield community, home to one of the oldest independent black congregations in the country. It is significant under Criterion C for the architecture of both buildings, with the 1897 church a good example of Late Victorian Gothic design by architect Albert Whitner Todd.","narrative":"Springfield Baptist Church occupies a 0.7-acre lot at Twelfth and Reynolds Streets in Augusta, Georgia, and holds two historic buildings: a wood-framed church from 1801 and a brick church built in 1897. The earlier building served the congregation from 1844 to 1897 and was moved to the rear of the lot when the new church went up. The 1897 church has two front towers, pointed-arch windows and entrances, buttresses, stained glass, and a gabled roof with parapet walls, all features of Late Victorian Gothic design. Albert Whitner Todd, an Augusta architect at the time, designed it. The congregation became independent under the Springfield Baptist name in 1787 and is described as one of the oldest independent black congregations in the country. The boundary was enlarged to include the 1897 building, which was recognized as significant for architecture and black history. Both buildings are among the last surviving structures of the historic Springfield community.","period_of_significance":"1801-1940","architect_builder":"Todd, Albert Whitner","architectural_style":"Late Victorian; Gothic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The 1801 building is being rehabilitated, with asbestos siding and later interior additions removed, and will continue in congregational use for education and fellowship. The 1897 building remains the congregation's sanctuary.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.005549-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/90000979.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000979/951b7450fd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000979/951b7450fd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Annalisa.frazier","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Springfield_Baptist_Church_2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Annalisa.frazier</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:Springfield_Baptist_Church_2.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000515","name":"Augusta Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/augusta-downtown-historic-district-04000515/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209409","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Baptist_Church_(Augusta,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7580936"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/richmond-county/springfield-baptist-church-boundary-increase-90000979/"}