Thomasville Road Baptist Church in Tallahassee circa 1959
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Title
Thomasville Road Baptist Church in Tallahassee circa 1959
Subject
Religious buildings--Florida--Tallahassee
Public structures--Florida--Tallahassee
Religious structures--Florida--Tallahassee
Churches--Florida--Tallahassee
Religious architecture--Florida--Tallahassee
Church architecture--Florida--Tallahassee
Spires
Church facilities--Florida--Tallahassee
Baptist church buildings--Florida--Tallahassee
Brick churches--Florida--Tallahassee
Religious facilities--Florida--Tallahassee
Baptist Church
Baptist church buildings--Florida
Baptist--History
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy
Florida Baptist Children's Home
Florida Baptist Convention
Religious facilities--Florida--Tallahassee--Fires and fire prevention
Church facilities--Florida--Tallahassee--Fires and fire prevention
Baptist church buildings--Florida--Tallahassee--Fires and fire prevention
Fires--Florida--Tallahassee--Smoke Fire
Brick churches--Florida--Tallahassee--Fires and fire prevention
Public structures--Florida--Tallahassee
Religious structures--Florida--Tallahassee
Churches--Florida--Tallahassee
Religious architecture--Florida--Tallahassee
Church architecture--Florida--Tallahassee
Spires
Church facilities--Florida--Tallahassee
Baptist church buildings--Florida--Tallahassee
Brick churches--Florida--Tallahassee
Religious facilities--Florida--Tallahassee
Baptist Church
Baptist church buildings--Florida
Baptist--History
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy
Florida Baptist Children's Home
Florida Baptist Convention
Religious facilities--Florida--Tallahassee--Fires and fire prevention
Church facilities--Florida--Tallahassee--Fires and fire prevention
Baptist church buildings--Florida--Tallahassee--Fires and fire prevention
Fires--Florida--Tallahassee--Smoke Fire
Brick churches--Florida--Tallahassee--Fires and fire prevention
Description
Located near the intersection with Bradford Road. The building was sold when the Betton Place development started, and it became the Haystack (a women's apparel store). Later (1993) it housed the Planned Furnishings and the Chrysalis Decorative Fabrics stores.
Accompanying note: "Dr. John Maguire, secretary of the Florida Baptist Convention, will be the principal speaker at dedication services of the new Thomasville Road Baptist Church. Others on the program scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday, are Dr. G. A. Leichliter and the Rev. Dave Alderman. The new auditorium is valued at $50,000."
Accompanying note: "Dr. John Maguire, secretary of the Florida Baptist Convention, will be the principal speaker at dedication services of the new Thomasville Road Baptist Church. Others on the program scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday, are Dr. G. A. Leichliter and the Rev. Dave Alderman. The new auditorium is valued at $50,000."
Creator
Tallahassee Democrat
Source
Photograph courtesy of the State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://www.floridamemory.com/ items/show/266776 Image Number TD00725
Date
1959-11-02
Contributor
John L. Crow
Format
JPEG
Type
Building
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 photonegative - b&w
Physical Dimensions
4 x 5 in.
Collection
Citation
Tallahassee Democrat, “Thomasville Road Baptist Church in Tallahassee circa 1959,” Religion @ Florida State University, accessed March 29, 2024, https://religionatfsu.omeka.net/items/show/26.
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