First Baptist Church (Covington, Virginia)
First Baptist Church of Covington, Virginia | |
Location | 337 S. Lexington Ave., Covington, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°47′11″N 79°59′35″W / 37.78639°N 79.99306°WCoordinates: 37°47′11″N 79°59′35″W / 37.78639°N 79.99306°W |
Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
Built | c. 1890 | , 1911
Architect | Hunter, James R. & Sons |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 01001518[1] |
VLR No. | 107-0039 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 24, 2002 |
Designated VLR | June 13, 2001[2] |
First Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church complex located at Covington, Virginia. The property includes two churches. One of the churches was built about 1890, and is a Gothic Revival style frame church. After construction of the 1911 church, it served as a classroom annex and cafeteria for a nearby school. The 1911 church is a Gothic Revival / Colonial Revival brick church. It features a corner belfry tower, lancet arched stained-glass windows, and a modernistic 1955 education wing.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Baptist Church of Covington, Virginia" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
Categories:
- African-American history of Virginia
- Baptist churches in Virginia
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Virginia
- Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia
- Churches completed in 1890
- 19th-century Baptist churches in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Covington, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Covington, Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Virginia church stubs