First Baptist Church of Winter Garden
Dublin Core
Title
First Baptist Church of Winter Garden
Alternative Title
First Baptist Church of Winter Garden
Subject
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Churches--Florida
Baptist Church
Description
The First Baptist Church of Winter Garden was originally organized in Ocoee, Florida, in August of 1888 with nine charter members. After eight years, the church voted to relocate to Winter Garden on land donated by James Lafayette Dillard (1858-1943). The first wooden building in Winter Garden was constructed at the southwest corner of Plant Street and Woodland Street. In 1921, members initiated a building campaign and commissioned architect J. J. Baldwin (1888-1955) to design a new building. The cornerstone of the present church was laid in 1922, and the church was completed in 1923 at a cost of $150,000, a substantial amount for a small community. R. W. Wimbish of Savannah, Georgia, supervised the construction of the church, as well as the Edgewater Hotel and the Black Building. Before the church was built on this property, Will Pennington operated a large saw mill here.
Source
Original color digital image, January 11, 2008: Winter Garden Heritage Foundation.
Date Created
2008-01-11
Contributor
Bowers, Katherine
Is Part Of
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation Collection, Winter Garden Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
2.66 MB
Medium
1 color digital image
Type
Still Image
Coverage
First Baptist Church of Winter Garden, Winter Garden, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Bowers, Katherine
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Church History." First Baptist Church of Winter Garden. http://fbcwg.org/church/church-history/.
"Winter Garden Heritage Foundation." Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. http://www.wghf.org/.
Cappleman, Kay, and Rod Reeves. Sundays in the South: Touring West Orange County. Winter Garden, FL: Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, 2009.
"Welcome." City of Winter Garden. http://www.cwgdn.com/.
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. All Aboard!: A Journey Through Historic Winter Garden, 1880-1950. Winter Garden, FL: The Foundation, 1997.
Edwards, Wynette. Orlando and Orange County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2001.
Joiner, E. Earl. A History of Florida Baptists. Jacksonville, Fla: Printed by Convention Press, 1972.
Transcript
FOUNDATION ACADEMY
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N WOODLAND ST
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N WOODLAND ST
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
“First Baptist Church of Winter Garden,” RICHES, accessed December 14, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4151.