Michigan Street Baptist Church - Table of Contents
2003 photos - Michigan Street Baptist Church
511 Michigan Avenue (between Broadway and William), Buffalo, N.Y.
Founded: |
28 May, 1837 |
Building erected: |
1845-1849 See also: Highlights of Buffalo History, 1849 |
Builder |
Samuel H. Davis |
Left: J. Edward Nash House ... Michigan Street Baptist Church ... Colored Musicians Club |
Left: Jesse Nash House ... Michigan Street Baptist Church ... Building saved from demolition in 2002 |
Nineteenth Century photo |
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Dentils above rounded window |
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Site of an Underground Railroad Station |
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Note two historic markers. Left: Mary Talbert, Underground Railroad Station |
Mary Talbert marker |
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Excerpt from In 1905, 32 prominent African-American men gathered
for a reception at the home of William and Mary B. Talbert members of Michigan Street
Baptist Church - once a stop on the Underground Railroad. The men - who had financial
backing from William Talbert - wanted equal rights for black men.And they wanted
it immediately. |
Other possible underground railroad sites in Western New York: Dr. Harry Fosdick Home, Buffalo - from a research paper by Amy Sobierajski, Dept. of Anthropology, Syracuse University |