Second Street Baptist Church

ID: 1035 ~ Source: New-Albany Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections ~ Creator: "Art Work of New Albany," Collection ~ Date: 1893

This file appears in: Second Presbyterian Church/Second Baptist Church

In 1849-52, Second Presbyterian Church built this building at the southeast corner of Third and Main Streets. It became Second Baptist Church in 1889.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections.

This file appears in: Second Presbyterian Church/Second Baptist Church

Second Presbyterian Church/Second Baptist Church

By Alex Covington, Jacob Burress, Trish Nohalty, and Tommy Skaggs

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