[Central Baptist Church]

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Copy negative of the Central Baptist Church building in Jacksonville.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

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Cherokee County Historical Society December 5, 1987.

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Copy negative of the Central Baptist Church building in Jacksonville.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

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"Description of Photo: Central Baptist Church, second structure. This was third house of worship for congregation, built on same site as the first one and the present church plant. Note that parsonage to left rear of church has been removed and first education building, opened in 1939 when Dr. D. B. Lloyd was pastor, occupied site, as it does today. Main building was the "Akron Plan" which became popular after first one of style was built in Akron, Ohio. This was main building of church plant until present one at S. Main & Nacogdoches Sts. was constructed in 1955 along with additional education facilities and offices. Present sanctuary was opened Oct. 14, 1955. Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas, famed Dallas First Baptist Church pastor, was speaker for dedicated of the old sanctuary opened in 1913. Serious fire in 1920s damaged this building, but it was repaired and used until razed for other building."

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Cherokee County Historical Commission Photograph Collection

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  • December 5, 1987

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  • Nov. 19, 2013, 1:02 p.m.

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Cherokee County Historical Society. [Central Baptist Church], photograph, December 5, 1987; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth354258/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission.

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