First Baptist Church of Covington, Virginia
Front and southeastern side
First Baptist Church (Covington, Virginia) is located in Virginia
First Baptist Church (Covington, Virginia)
First Baptist Church (Covington, Virginia) is located in the United States
First Baptist Church (Covington, Virginia)
Location337 S. Lexington Ave., Covington, Virginia
Coordinates37°47′11″N 79°59′35″W / 37.78639°N 79.99306°W / 37.78639; -79.99306
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Builtc. 1890 (1890), 1911
ArchitectHunter, James R. & Sons
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.01001518[1]
VLR No.107-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2002
Designated VLRJune 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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ 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


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