McDonald & Dodd designed the Beaux Arts First Christian Church, built in 1910 at 850 S. 4th Street in Louisville, Kentucky, and now home to Immanuel Baptist Church. This is a Beaux Arts building designed by McDonald & Dodd and built in 1910; its scale and style were later recognized when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Imagine the congregation that met here in the decades that followed 1910, and the way this landmark has marked the street corner for generations.
In 2015 the building was purchased by Immanuel Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist congregation, and a complete renovation project was begun in May 2016. That work connects the careful handiwork of McDonald & Dodd with a new chapter of community life. Stand close and take in the fact that what you see reflects those moments you now know: the original building campaign of 1910 and its recognition in 1979, followed by the 2015 purchase and the 2016 renovation.
Notice the Beaux Arts presence here at 850 S. 4th Street, now home to Immanuel Baptist Church.