First Baptist Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

First Baptist Church
Front of the church
Location 813 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°16′4″N 81°33′24″W / 39.26778°N 81.55667°W / 39.26778; -81.55667Coordinates: 39°16′4″N 81°33′24″W / 39.26778°N 81.55667°W / 39.26778; -81.55667
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1871
Architect Lysander Dudley
Architectural style Italianate
Part of Avery Street Historic District (#86000849)
MPS Downtown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP reference # 82001774[1]
Added to NRHP December 10, 1982

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 813 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, three by six-bay, brick church in the Italianate style, which was popular at the time. It has a central steeple on the front facade and several rear additions. It is topped by a gable roof trimmed by an arched corbel table and corner turret.[2] This congregation was founded in 1817 and built their first church in 1837. First Baptist was built on that site.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Eliza Smith and Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Baptist Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. ↑ Michael J. Pauley (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Avery Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. p. 35. Retrieved 2012-11-04.


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