Congdon Street Baptist Church - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
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| 17 Congdon Street | Providence, RI 02906 | | ||
About: The Congdon Street Baptist Church is home to the oldest black congregation in Providence, organized in 1819 as the African Union Meeting and Schoolhouse Society. In the 1860s and 70s, the original church structure, at the corner of Congdon and Meeting Streets, was torn down by hostile white neighbors, leaving the small African American congregation bereft of its place of worship. It was at this point that the church moved to Congdon Street and Angel Court. The current structure was built here in 1875. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
 Congdon Street Baptist ChurchPhotos and text courtesy Congdon Street Baptist Church |
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