First Baptist Church (Roanoke, Virginia)

First Baptist Church
Location 407 N. Jefferson St., NW, Roanoke, Virginia
Area less than one acre
Built 1898 (1898)-1900
Architect Huggins, Henry Hartwell
Architectural style Romanesque, Gothic
NRHP Reference # 90001840[1]
VLR # 128-0037
Significant dates
Added to NRHP 1990
Designated VLR [2]
Removed from NRHP March 19, 2001

First Baptist Church was a historic African-American Baptist church located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1898-1900, and was a large six-bay nave-plan brick church with Romanesque and Gothic detailing. It featured a clipped gable roof and a front bell tower. A one-story Parish Hall was built in 1936. First Baptist Church occupied the building until moving to a new sanctuary in 1982. The church was destroyed by fire in April 1995.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and delisted in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. John R. Kern and Daniel Pezzoni (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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