First Bryan Baptist Church

First Bryan Baptist Church is a church organized in Savannah, Georgia by Andrew Bryan in 1788 for African-Americans. Considered to be the Mother Church of Black Baptists, the site was purchased in 1793 by Bryan, a former slave who had also purchased his freedom.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Baptist
Description: church building in Savannah, United States of America
Address: 575 West Bryan Street, Savannah, 31401

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First African Baptist Church and SCAD Museum of Art.

First African Baptist Church

Church

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First African Baptist Church, located in Savannah, Georgia, claims to be derived from the first black Baptist congregation in North America. While it was not officially organized until 1788, it grew from members who founded a congregation in 1773. First African Baptist Church is situated 880 feet east of First Bryan Baptist Church.

SCAD Museum of Art

Museum

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The SCAD Museum of Art was founded in 2002 as part of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, and originally was known as the Earle W. SCAD Museum of Art is situated 1,600 feet south of First Bryan Baptist Church.

Telfair Academy

Museum

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The Telfair Academy is a historic mansion at 121 Barnard Street in Savannah, Georgia. It was designed by William Jay and built in 1818, and is one of a small number of Jay's surviving works. Telfair Academy is situated 1,600 feet southeast of First Bryan Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savannah and Savannah Historic District.

Savannah

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Savannah is the fifth largest city in Georgia, at the northern end of the state's coast. It's famous for having one of the largest historic districts in the country.

Savannah Historic District

Suburb

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The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre–Civil War city limits of Savannah, Georgia. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States.

Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District is a historic district in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Covering 400 acres, the district was first listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District is situated 2½ miles south of First Bryan Baptist Church.

First Bryan Baptist Church

Categories: Protestant church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Chatham County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.08205° or 32° 4′ 55″ north

Longitude

-81.09906° or 81° 5′ 57″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

864W3WJ2+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 130207466

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=baptist

GeoNames ID

7228411

Wikidata ID

Q5452570

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