First Baptist Church (Covington, Virginia)

First Baptist Church of Covington, Virginia
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	337 S. Lexington Ave., Covington, Virginia
Coordinates	37°47′11″N79°59′35″W / 37.78639°N 79.99306°W / 37.78639; -79.99306
Area	0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built	c. 1890 (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

1. "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 March 19, 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