Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Buildings Subject The topic of the resource buildings (structures) Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Use this for buildings, artworks and public spaces. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. State Current state of the building or project (ex. demolished, unbuilt). extant Condition History The Bethany Baptist Church purchased the building on November 10, 1905, and introduced some retrofits in 1906. With the exception of some decorative items and furnishings, the degree to which the building was altered during the renovation remains unclear. The church building was sold to the Newark Housing Authority in 1971 as part of their redevelopment plans for the University Heights area. The present congregation, Cornerstone Baptist Church,occupied the building in 1976, and has remained there since as a tenant. Bibliography Books:<a title="Freedom Not Far Distant: a Documentary History of Afro-Americans In New Jersey" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=b5p4AAAAMAAJ&q=Freedom+Not+Far+Distant:+a+Documentary+History+of+Afro-Americans+In+New+Jersey&dq=Freedom+Not+Far+Distant:+a+Documentary+History+of+Afro-Americans+In+New+Jersey&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj4w-6xiLXNAhUJpR4KHbI1AkIQ6AEINjAA" target="_blank"> Freedom Not Far Distant: a Documentary History of Afro-Americans In New Jersey</a> Price, Clement Alexander, New Jersey Historical Commission, and New Jersey Historical Society. Freedom Not Far Distant: a Documentary History of Afro-Americans In New Jersey : a Joint Project of the New Jersey Historical Society And the New Jersey Historical Commission. Newark, N.J.: The Society, 1980. <a title="A History of the city of Newark, New Jersey, embracing practically two and a half centuries" href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009785582?type%5B%5D=all&lookfor%5B%5D=A%20History%20of%20the%20city%20of%20Newark%2C%20New%20Jersey%2C%20embracing%20practically%20two%20and%20a%20half%20centuries&ft=" target="_blank">A History of the city of Newark, New Jersey, embracing practically two and a half centuries</a> Urquhart, Frank J., and Lewis Historical Publishing Co. A History of the City of Newark, New Jersey, Embracing Practically Two And a Half Centuries, 1666-1913. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1913. <a title="Newark" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=pNd4AAAAMAAJ&q=Newark+cunningham&dq=Newark+cunningham&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ5qGLibXNAhUE8x4KHUpKBZUQ6AEIHjAA" target="_blank">Newark</a> Cunningham, John T. Newark. Newark, N. J., New Jersey Historical Society, 1966. <a title="American Architecture" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=1-c9AAAAIAAJ&dq=merican+Architecture,1607-1976.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWlPukibXNAhXEHB4KHdFLDcsQ6AEIODAA" target="_blank">American Architecture </a> Whiffen,Marcus and Frederick Koeper. American Architecture,1607-1976. Cambridge,Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1981. Files (See Attachments): National Register of Historic Places, Bethany Baptist Church, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, National Register #88000466. Style Architectural or artistic style(s) employed. Romanesque Revival Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bethany Baptist Church Cornerstone Baptist Church Fairmount Baptist Church Subject The topic of the resource historic buildings churches (buildings) Description An account of the resource The Bethany Baptist Church is considered one of the most important African American religious institutions in Newark. Located to the west of Newark's Central Business District, the ecclesiastical building was originally constructed for the Fairmount Avenue Baptist Church in 1866-1868. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a title="http://archives.njit.edu/archlib/digital-projects/2010s/2010/articles/njit-naa-2010-0005-a.pdf" target="_blank">http://archives.njit.edu/archlib/digital-projects/2010s/2010/articles/njit-naa-2010-0005-a.pdf</a> African Americans Christianity Newark's Down Town