Liberty Baptist Church purchases the Olivet Building (1924)

CTL-E-4061 · Event · other · 1924

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Liberty Baptist Church purchases Chicago's Olivet Building, designed by African American architect J.M. Higginbotham.

Notes

RELP92 supporting event entity; events.json CTL-EVT-022018.

Relationships

J.M. Higginbotham — related to
In 1924 Liberty Baptist Church purchased the Olivet Building, designed by African American architect J.M. Higginbotham.

Sources

Lynn Becker / Repeat - Dr. King and the Story of Liberty Baptist Church in Chicago

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