First Baptist Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

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First Baptist Church
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Location813 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°16′4″N81°33′24″W / 39.26778°N 81.55667°W / 39.26778; -81.55667
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1871
ArchitectLysander Dudley
Architectural styleItalianate
Part of Avery Street Historic District (ID86000849)
MPS Downtown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001774 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1982

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 813 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, three by six-bay, brick church in the Italianate style, which was popular at the time. It has a central steeple on the front facade and several rear additions. It is topped by a gable roof trimmed by an arched corbel table and corner turret. [2] This congregation was founded in 1817 and built their first church in 1837. First Baptist was built on that site. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, [1] and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Eliza Smith and Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Baptist Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. Michael J. Pauley (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Avery Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. p. 35. Retrieved 2012-11-04.