1st Baptist Church #1, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA demolished

AKA: First Baptist Church #1, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA

Structure Type: built works - religious structures - churches

Designers: Palmer, Isaac, Architect/Builder (firm); Isaac A. Palmer (architect)

Dates: [unspecified], demolished 1897

click to open gallery Exterior view of the 1st Baptist Church #1, (upper right), Seattle, WA, 1880, From the University of Washington (UW) Libraries, Special Collections Division, Prosch Seattle Views Album, Vol. 2, page 49, Item #UW2299
view all images ( of 2 shown)

4th Avenue
Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA 98104
OpenStreetMap (new tab)
Google Map (new tab)
click to view google map
Google Streetview (new tab)
click to view google map

Overview

Eleven original members organized Seattle's 1st Baptist Church congregation in 12/1869, first meeting at the home of Abigail Hanford. The group erected its first house of worship in 1872 on a site bounded by 4th and 5th Avenue and James and Cherry Streets. This facility was used until the late 1890s.

Building History

In 1896, the 1st Baptist Church operated on 4th Avenue between James and Jefferson Streets. George Robert Cairns, evangelist, preached during morning and evening services. (See "In the Churches,"Seattle Times, 08/08/1896, p.3.)

Demolition

The 1st Baptist Church #1 was torn down.

PCAD id: 8608

Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD) — © 2005-Alan Michelson

About | License | Contact