Macedonia Baptist Church (Buffalo, New York)

Macedonia Baptist Church

The Macedonia Baptist Church building
Location 511 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°53′10″N 78°52′3″W / 42.88611°N 78.86750°W / 42.88611; -78.86750Coordinates: 42°53′10″N 78°52′3″W / 42.88611°N 78.86750°W / 42.88611; -78.86750
Built 1845
NRHP Reference # 74001233[1]
Added to NRHP February 12, 1974

Macedonia Baptist Church, more commonly known as Michigan Street Baptist Church, is a historic African American Baptist church located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a brick church constructed in 1845. Rev. J. Edward Nash (1868–1957) served the congregation from 1892 to 1953. His home, the Rev. J. Edward Nash, Sr. House, is located nearby.[2]

Site marker for the former Michigan Street Baptist Church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Cornelia E. Brooke (October 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Macedonia Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying three photographs
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