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First Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia)

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1057: 77: 102: 60: 1064: 109: 84: 327:. The original First Baptist Church had a mixed congregation. In 1841 they separated. The First African Baptist Church occupied and purchased the original church building at E Broad St. and 14th St. (now College St.). This building was torn down in 1876 and replaced with the one that stands in that location today. 936: 891: 811: 931: 926: 801: 1031: 996: 946: 916: 821: 676: 666: 991: 886: 861: 816: 771: 1026: 981: 966: 961: 871: 806: 751: 696: 646: 601: 1105: 866: 846: 826: 756: 741: 706: 701: 671: 636: 631: 606: 586: 581: 1095: 1016: 1001: 951: 921: 896: 881: 796: 736: 731: 721: 691: 656: 651: 641: 576: 547: 1363: 1248: 1140: 971: 956: 941: 911: 856: 851: 836: 786: 781: 776: 761: 716: 661: 621: 611: 596: 1180: 1021: 1011: 901: 876: 841: 766: 681: 591: 1279: 1258: 1190: 1185: 1155: 1130: 1041: 1006: 986: 976: 791: 746: 726: 711: 686: 626: 1090: 1046: 1036: 906: 616: 1263: 1253: 1213: 1205: 1100: 1080: 831: 1170: 1165: 1110: 1378: 1238: 1223: 1175: 1160: 1135: 1115: 1243: 1228: 1218: 1195: 1150: 1125: 1120: 1085: 1200: 1233: 1145: 540: 142: 1358: 1348: 560: 533: 1373: 101: 1338: 1307: 1302: 324: 76: 425: 1284: 1383: 276: 1368: 1312: 1353: 464: 295:
The church moved from its original location in 1841 to E Broad St. at 12th St. Their new building was designed by architect
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The first century of the First Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia. 1780-1880
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acquired the building in 1938, and it became the institution's first
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Its historic building at 12th and East Broad streets is the home of
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1969).
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soldiers. In 1938, the congregation sold the church to the
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National Register of Historic Places in Richmond, Virginia
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the church building served as an emergency hospital for
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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First Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia) is located in Virginia
First Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia) is located in the United States
Richmond, Virginia
37°32′22″N 77°25′53″W / 37.53944°N 77.43139°W / 37.53944; -77.43139
69000349
Richmond
Virginia
United States
Monument Avenue
Arthur Ashe Boulevard
First Baptist Church of Washington, D.C.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Thomas U. Walter
Greek Revival
Doric order
portico
American Civil War
Confederate Army
Medical College of Virginia
First African Baptist Church
Basil Manly Jr.
Medical College of Virginia
student center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Eppa Hunton Jr.
Eppa Hunton IV
"National Register Information System"

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