Location Information
(for the First Baptist Church)
Name:First Baptist Church
Address:151 Extension Street, South
City/County:Hazlehurst, Copiah County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1926
Architectural Styles(s):Neoclassical
No. of Stories:1
Registration Information
NR District Name:Hazlehurst (1998)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:41
    MPS:Historic and Architectural Resources of Copiah County, Mississippi
Local Designation Information
Local District Name:Hazlehurst Heritage District
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Context/Comments
Designed by architect R.H. Hunt of Chattanooga, this dignified Neoclassical Revival church building was erected in 1926.

It is included as a contributing element (element #41) in the Hazlehurst Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 5 November 1998.

This building is included in "Historic Churches of Mississippi" (2007) (p.59) and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p.288, in the listing for the Copiah County Courthouse, SC3).