First Baptist Church, Covington

Name: First Baptist Church
Address: 337 S Lexington Ave, Covington, 24426-1729, United States
Telephone: +1 540-962-0181

#3 among attractions in Covington

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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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. ()

Built: 1890 (134 years ago)Coordinates: 37°47'11"N, 79°59'35"W

Address

337 S Lexington AveCovington 24426-1729 United States

Contact

+1 540-962-0181

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First Baptist Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Humpback Covered Bridge, Covington City Pool, Covington Historic District.

3 miW
Bridge
Humpback Covered Bridge, Covington
78 min walk • The Humpback Covered Bridge located in the U.S. state of Virginia, is one of the few remaining covered bridges in the United States that was built higher in the middle than on either end; hence the name of "humpback". The bridge was built in 1857 and is also the oldest remaining covered bridge in the state of Virginia.
0.5 miNW
37°47'24"N • 80°0'1"W
Covington City Pool, Covington
13 min walk • Park
0.4 miNW
Interesting neighbourhood
Covington Historic District, Covington
11 min walk • Covington Historic District is a national historic district located at Covington, Virginia. The district encompasses 108 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the historic core of the city of Covington.