Siloam Baptist Church

Siloam Baptist Church
Siloam Baptist in July 2009
Location503 Washington St., Marion, Alabama
Coordinates32°37′51″N 87°19′10″W / 32.63083°N 87.31944°W / 32.63083; -87.31944
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1848
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.82001615[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1982

The Siloam Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Marion, Alabama, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The current brick Greek Revival building was completed in 1848.[1]

Members of this church were instrumental in establishing both Judson College in 1838 and Howard College, now Samford University, in 1841.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Harris, W. Stuart (1991). Heritage of Perry County. Marion, Alabama: Perry County Historical and Preservation Society. pp. 70–92.
  3. ^ Wilson, Mabel Ponder (1973). Some Early Alabama Churches. Marion, Alabama: Alabama Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. pp. 134–144. ISBN 978-0-88428-029-3.