American Legacy Map

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Historic structure

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church is a historic place in Jefferson County, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 1980-09-17.

Place facts

Category
Historic structure
Resource type
Building
State
Alabama (AL)
County
Jefferson County
NRHP reference number
80000696
Coordinates
33.51673, -86.81490
Listed on the National Register
1980-09-17
City
Birmingham
National Historic Landmark
Yes

Location

Published coordinates: 33.51673, -86.81490. These are the coordinates as published by the source; they are never estimated or geocoded.

Listing record

Additional details recorded by the National Park Service in the National Register listing for this resource. Every value below is published by the authority; none is written, inferred or estimated here.

Areas of significance
Architecture, Ethnic heritage: Black American, Social history
Levels of significance
National, State
Acreage recorded
0.9 acres
Designated a National Historic Landmark
2006-02-20

Official documentation

The National Park Service publishes the official nomination document for this listing. It is linked here and is not reproduced, hosted or summarized on this site. The document was observed to be available on 2026-08-21.

National Register nomination document (PDF, opens on the National Park Service site)

Sources

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