The Shiloh Baptist Church, located in

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church built between 1958 and 1963. Designed by James C. Dodd, Sacramento's first African-American licensed architect and built primarily by Reverend Willie P. Cooke, pastor of Shiloh. It served as the focal point for the African-American community of Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood, and was constructed by the congregation.

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