es que ▁arch es . ▁Br ick ▁but tr esses ▁with ▁tri angular ▁white ▁cap st ones ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁to wers ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁building ' s ▁long ▁north ▁and ▁side ▁walls . ▁The ▁church ' s ▁red ▁brick ▁walls ▁have ▁been ▁painted ▁red ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Its ▁size ▁and ▁architecture ▁are ▁unusual ▁for ▁an ▁African - American ▁church ▁of ▁its ▁era . ▁In ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁nom ination , ▁historian ▁Car roll ▁Van ▁West ▁wrote ▁that ▁no ▁other ▁ext ant ▁rural ▁African - American ▁church ▁in ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁" match [ ed ] ▁the ▁size , ▁the ▁brick ▁m ason ry , ▁and ▁architect ural ▁distinct iveness ▁of ▁this ▁building ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B apt ist ▁churches ▁in ▁Tennessee ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Tennessee ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Bapt ist ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁in ▁Mont gom ery ▁County , ▁Tennessee ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Mont gom ery ▁County , ▁Tennessee <0x0A> </s> ▁Steph ens ia ▁major ▁is ▁a ▁moth ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁E lach ist idae . ▁It ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁William ▁D . ▁K ear f ott ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7