First Baptist Church - Fall River MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The church was built in 1850 and was a work of Josiah Brown. It includes Greek Revival architecture. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.

Josiah Brown was a civil engineer and mill engineer of Fall River, Massachusetts.

The first church to be formed in Fall River is the First Baptist church organized with 30 memebers in 1781. It was known as "The Baptist Church in Freetown, Dartmourth and Tiverton". The First Baptist Church worshipped in Union Hall until it present edifice on North Main Street was completed in 1850.

Source: History of Fall River, Massachusetts
By Merchants Association, Fall River, Mass pp82

Street address: 200-228 N. Main St. Fall River , MA County / Borough / Parish: Bristol Year listed: 1983 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Religion Current function: Religion Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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