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]
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°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] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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