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Walnut Creek Baptist Church

Coordinates: 32°33′10″N 92°48′25″W / 32.55287°N 92.80689°W / 32.55287; -92.80689
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Walnut Creek Baptist Church
Walnut Creek Baptist Church is located in Louisiana
Walnut Creek Baptist Church
Walnut Creek Baptist Church is located in the United States
Walnut Creek Baptist Church
LocationEnd of Walnut Creek Church Road, about 1.64 miles (2.64 km) northwest of Simsboro
Nearest citySimsboro, Louisiana
Coordinates32°33′10″N 92°48′25″W / 32.55287°N 92.80689°W / 32.55287; -92.80689
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Builtc.1870
Built byWalnut Creek Baptist Church
NRHP reference No.84000014[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1984

The Walnut Creek Baptist Church is a historic church located at the end of Walnut Creek Church Road, about 1.64 miles (2.64 km) northwest of Simsboro, Louisiana, United States.

Built circa 1870, this well preserved country church is a four bay raised wooden structure. The cemetery, which is a contributing property to the historic church, was in use since the 1860s.

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The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 1984.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Walnut Creek Baptist Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 10, 2018. with three photos and two maps
  3. ^ National Register Staff (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Walnut Creek Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved August 10, 2018. With a photo from 1984.