First Baptist Church (Asheville, North Carolina)

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Douglas Ellington and built in 1925–1927. It is a four-story, domed, polygonal brick building with Art Deco design influences. The front facade features a colossal hectastyle portico.

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First Baptist Church, September 2012
LocationOak and Woodfin Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°35′57″N 82°32′52″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1925 (1925)-1927
Built byMiller Engineering Corp.
ArchitectEllington, Douglas D.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.76001308
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1976

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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