Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the Progressive National Baptist Convention. The church was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1974 because of its importance in the civil rights movement and American history. In 1978 the official name was changed to the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was pastor there and helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 during the civil rights era. The church is located steps away from the Alabama State Capitol.
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, 2000 | |
| Location | 454 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°22′38.26″N 86°18′10″W |
| Built | 1883–89 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000431 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 1, 1974 |
| Designated NHL | May 30, 1974 |
On January 1, 2008, the US Government submitted the church to UNESCO as part of an envisaged future World Heritage Site nomination, because of this important history. It is on the UNESCO "Tentative List of World Heritage Sites".