Saint James Second Street Baptist Church
a.k.a. Greater Saint James Missionary Baptist Church
210 Harding St., Fort Worth, TXThe building is a late Gothic Revival style building that was designed by Frank J. Singleton and was built in three phases between 1913 and 1922. It meets the test for Criterion Consideration A at a local level of significance.
Saint James Second Street Baptist Church, located at 210 Harding Street, is home to one of Fort Worth's most prominent African American congregations. It is located in the historic African American neighborhood known as "The Hill." Designed by local architect Frank J. Singleton, the building was constructed in three phases between 1913 and 1922. The second phase, the sanctuary portion of the southern wing, was constructed by George R. Powell, a local African American contractor. The building is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C as an early 20th-century Late Gothic Revival style church designed for an African American congregation and as one of the few buildings in Fort Worth that can be documented as being constructed by an African American contractor. As a religious facility that derives its primary significance from its architectural distinction, it meets the test for Criterion Consideration A at a local level of significance.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.