First Baptist Church (Covington, Virginia)
First Baptist Church of Covington, Virginia | |
Front and southeastern side | |
| 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] |
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 March 19, 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