First Baptist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)

First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
Location 1100 Court St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°24′43″N 79°8′33″W / 37.41194°N 79.14250°WCoordinates: 37°24′43″N 79°8′33″W / 37.41194°N 79.14250°W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1884
Architect John R. Thomas
Architectural style Gothic
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 82004570[1]
VLR # 118-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 9, 1982
Designated VLR April 21, 1981[2]

The First Baptist Church, a historic Baptist church located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It is built of hard-pressed red brick on a rough granite foundation. The main facade of the church, facing Eleventh Street, and the two sides are centered with large rose windows framed within Gothic arches covered with hood moldings. Construction began in 1884 and the church was dedicated in 1886. In the 1920s, Lynchburg architect Stanhope S. Johnson designed the complementary Sunday School annex. In 1941, the interior of the sanctuary was modified by Stanhope S. Johnson, with the creation of a divided chancel. It is home to the oldest Baptist congregation of Lynchburg, established in July 1815.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ S. Allen Chambers (April 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Baptist Church". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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