First Baptist Church, Farmville
Facts and practical information
First Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was built between about 1855 an 1895, and is a one-story, rectangular brick Late Gothic Revival style church building on a full basement. The building features a square tower centered on the primary façade, pointed arch windows with stained- and milk-glass panes, a primary entry with double leaf doors topped by a pointed arch transom and, on the interior, original wood pews and beaded board wainscoting. The church was the site of a number of meetings related to the desegregation of Prince Edward County schools during the 1950s and 1960s. ()
Farmville
First Baptist Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Robert Russa Moton Museum, Lankford Student Union, Farmville Historic District, Longwood University.