Friendship Baptist Church
Friendship Baptist Church is a church in Harris County, Texas. Friendship Baptist Church is situated nearby to the historic site Freedmen’s town, as well as near African American Library at the Gregory School.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Freedmen’s town and African American Library at the Gregory School.
Freedmen’s town
Historic site
In the United States, a freedmen's town was an African American municipality or community built by freedmen, formerly enslaved people who were emancipated during and after the American Civil War.
African American Library at the Gregory School
Library
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African American Library at the Gregory School is a branch of the Houston Public Library in the Fourth Ward, Houston. The library preserves historical information about the African American community in Houston and the surrounding regions. African American Library at the Gregory School is situated 500 feet south of Friendship Baptist Church.
Founders Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery
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Founders Memorial Cemetery, also known as Founders Memorial Park, is the oldest cemetery in Houston, Texas, United States. Founded in 1836, it was originally known as "City Cemetery", and opened in conjunction with the founding of the City of Houston in what is now Fourth Ward near the edge of Downtown Houston. Founders Memorial Cemetery is situated 830 feet northeast of Friendship Baptist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fourth Ward and Neartown.
Fourth Ward
Suburb
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Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston.
Neartown
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Neartown is a general name for the lively area that encompasses the neighborhoods just west of Downtown. It is bounded by I-69/US-59 to the south, I-45 to the east, and Allen Parkway to the north. The western boundary is approximately Shepherd Drive.
Houston
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Houston is a sprawling port city in Southeastern Texas. An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States and the most diverse large city since 2021.
Friendship Baptist Church
- Type: Church
- Category: religion
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.75551° or 29° 45′ 20″ northLongitude
-95.38049° or 95° 22′ 50″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
76X6QJ49+6RGeoNames ID
4692448
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