Second Baptist Church is a historic

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located at Bloomington,

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. It was designed by noted African-American architect

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and built in 1913. It is a one-story, "L"-plan,

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style stone building on a raised basement. It features broad round arched openings, a two-story bell tower, lancet windows, and oculus tracery. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1983. It is located in the Bloomington West Side Historic District.

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