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Mount Ararat Baptist Church (Ensley, Alabama)

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and is described as having "a restrained Gothic Revival design". It is a cross-gabled church originally built in 1929 but veneered in smooth varitone red brick in 1950. It has a concrete foundation and a multi-gable asphalt shingle roof.
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The church is significant for its association during 1956 to 1963 with the
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Van West, Carroll; Linda Nelson; Marjorie White (March 24, 2004).
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is a historic church at 1920 Slayden Avenue, Ensley in
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mount Ararat Baptist Church (Ensley, Alabama) is located in Birmingham, Alabama
Mount Ararat Baptist Church (Ensley, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Mount Ararat Baptist Church (Ensley, Alabama) is located in the United States
Birmingham, Alabama
33°31′6″N 86°54′29″W / 33.51833°N 86.90806°W / 33.51833; -86.90806
Wallace Rayfield
Gothic Revival
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Birmingham, Alabama
National Register of Historic Places
Wallace Rayfield
Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights


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