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First Baptist Church-Lexington
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	103 N. Main St., Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates	37°47′10″N 79°26′26″W / 37.78611°N 79.44056°W / 37.78611; -79.44056
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	1894 (1894)-1896
Architect	E.N. Bogher, R. Jones, Irk Poindexter, the Moores, Carl Barckhoff
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	06000757
VLR No.	117-0027-0063
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 30, 2006
Designated VLR	June 8, 2006

First Baptist Church, originally known as Lexington African Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building in the city of Lexington, Virginia, United States. It was built between 1894 and 1896, and is a large brick church on a limestone basement in the Gothic Revival style. It has a front gable roof, round and lancet-arch stained glass windows, and towers at its two front corners. The right hand tower has a belfry and spire. The interior consists of a barrel-vaulted auditorium with a gallery on turned posts and the basement has classroom and meeting spaces. Historically First Baptist played a central role in the life of Lexington's African-American community.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
3. J. Daniel Pezzoni (January 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Baptist Church-Lexington" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos

External links

• First Baptist Church Facebook page

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