First Baptist Church | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 407 N. Jefferson St., NW, Roanoke, Virginia |
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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 | 1990 |
Designated VLR | [2] |
Removed from NRHP | March 19, 2001 |
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]
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]