| Serial Number |
NRS82-14441 |
| County |
Jefferson |
| City/Rural |
Beaumont |
| Name |
East Texas Legal Services(Former Antioch Baptist Church) |
| Address |
527 Forsythe |
| Owner |
James MeHaffy |
| Owner Address |
835 Park |
| Block/Lot |
Beaumont Lot 412 Block 57 SE 3-5 |
| USGS Quad Number |
3094-111 |
| Site Number |
054 |
| UTM |
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| Date: Factual |
1896 |
| Date: Estimated |
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| Architect/Builder |
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| Contractor |
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| Style/Type |
Vernacular gothic revival |
| Original Use |
Religion/religious structure |
| Present Use |
Commerce and trade/Professional |
| Description |
Three story brick and masonry Gothic Revival Church. First story has projecting central brick bay (1978) with recessed aluminum and glass double doors, masonry porches on either side with plain square columns supporting a balcony with brick balustrade. Second and third stories have recessed gable front central bay and two slightly projecting end bays with brick buttresses. Four one over one double hung sash beneath engraved masonry sign, "Antioch Baptist Church", centered on second story. One pair of paneled wooden double doors open onto balcony from each end bay. Four >> cont . |
| Present Condition |
>> cont . |
| Significance |
Antioch Baptist Church was an important religious and cultural center for Beaumont's black community from 1896 to 1972. It is also one of the oldest surviving religious structures in the city. |
| Relationship to Site: Moved |
No |
| Relationship to Site: Moving Date |
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| Relationship to Site: Original Location |
No |
| Relationship to Site: Describe |
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| Bibliography |
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| Informant |
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| Recorder |
D. Bush |
| Date |
05-23-89 |
| Designations: TNRIS No. |
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| Designations: THC Code Number |
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| Designations: RTHL |
No |
| Designations: HABS |
No |
| Designations: HABS Number |
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| Designations: NR Individual |
No |
| Designations: NR Historic District |
No |
| Designations: NR Thematic |
No |
| Designations: NR Multiple Resource |
No |
| Designations: NR Filename |
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| Designations: Other |
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| Photo Data: B&W 4x5's |
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| Photo Data: Slides |
No |
| Photo Data: 35mm Negatives |
No |
| Continuation |
>>DESCRIPT>> one over one casement windows set in a Gothic arch are centered on third story with one two light casement window in each end bay. Corbelled brick parapet on central gable. Large masonry finials on the corners of each end bay.
>>PRESCOND>> Fair. A large part of the building is unused and deterioration on wood surfaces is evident. Unsympathetic alterations detract from the structure's architectural integrity. |
