Saint James Second Street Baptist Church

Saint James Second Street Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
St. James Church in 2022
32°45′34″N 97°19′28″W / 32.75944°N 97.32444°W / 32.75944; -97.32444
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913 (1913)
Built by	George R. Powell, B.G. Rhodes
Architect	Frank J. Singleton
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	99000883[1]
RTHL No.	2266
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 22, 1999
Designated RTHL	1986

Saint James Second Street Baptist Church is a historic church at 210 Harding Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The congregation was founded in 1895 by the Reverend J. Francis Robinson. Construction of the church began in 1913, by architect Frank J. Singleton.^[2] African-American contractor George Powell built the south wing, while B.G. Rhodes built the north wing. Short square entry towers frame the Gothic Revival style red-brick building, and the lancet-shaped art glass windows give it a fortress-like appearance.

Services were held in the basement until construction was finished in 1918. For many years the church held graduation ceremonies for I.M. Terrell High School. The church was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1986. It was added to the National Register in 1999. In 2004, an electrical fire sparked a three-alarm blaze and caused $100,000 in damage.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Tarrant County

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