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]
First Baptist Church | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | 407 N. Jefferson St., NW, Roanoke, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1898-1900 |
| Architect | Huggins, Henry Hartwell |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001840[1] |
| VLR No. | 128-0037 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1990 |
| Designated VLR | August 21, 1990[2] |
| Removed from NRHP | March 19, 2001 |
| Delisted VLR | March 19, 1997 |
The controversial Reverend Richard R. Jones was the first minister of the church, and guided it through the early stages of planning and construction between 1882 and 1904.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and delisted in 2001.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ 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
- ^ Kern, John. 2015. "Rev. Richard Jones, Activist, Orator, Founder of Black First Baptist Church, 1882-1904." Historical Society of Western Virginia. Journal. Volume XXII (1), 2015. Page 54.
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