First Baptist Church (Covington, Virginia) facts for kids

First Baptist Church of Covington, Virginia
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front and southeastern side
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Location	337 S. Lexington Ave., Covington, Virginia
Area	0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built	c. 1890 (1890), 1911
Architect	Hunter, James R. & Sons
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	01001518
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Added to NRHP	January 24, 2002

First Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church complex located at Covington, Virginia. The property includes two churches. One of the churches was built about 1890, and is a Gothic Revival style frame church. After construction of the 1911 church, it served as a classroom annex and cafeteria for a nearby school. The 1911 church is a Gothic Revival / Colonial Revival brick church. It features a corner belfry tower, lancet arched stained-glass windows, and a modernistic 1955 education wing.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.