Green Street Baptist Church - Louisville, KY
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N 38° 14.771 W 085° 44.669
16S E 609863 N 4233875
Historic Green Street Baptist Church still serving the Louisville, Kentucky, community.
Waymark Code: WM6NPH
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2009
Views: 4
The Marker Text Reads:
"Green Street Baptist Church - this church was constituted on First Street, Sept. 29, 1844, with Brother George Wells as pastor. A noted trustee and treasurer was Ben Duke, who lived to age 110. Present church built 1930 by Samuel Plato under pastorate of H.W. Jones. Scene of August 1967 rally led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to promote voter registration. Presented by Mr. Till Lecian 1981 Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Transportation 1693"
Date Built: 01/01/1928
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
Church Address: 519 E Gray St Louisville, KY United States 40202-1611
Service Times: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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