First Baptist Church (Red Cloud, Nebraska)

The First Baptist Church is a historic church building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. It was built in 1884 thanks to the American Baptist Home Mission Society.[2] Author Willa Cather grew up attending this church with her parents, and she wrote about it in her 1915 novel, The Song of the Lark.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 12, 1982.[1]

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The church in 2010
Location	442 North Seward Street, Red Cloud, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°05′23″N 98°31′17″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1883
MPS	Willa Cather TR
NRHP reference No.	82003206[1]
Added to NRHP	August 12, 1982

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Willa Cather Thematic Group: Sites in Webster County, Nebraska--Inventory: First Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2019. With accompanying pictures