First Baptist Church | |
Location | 813 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°16′4″N 81°33′24″W / 39.26778°N 81.55667°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1871 |
Architect | Lysander Dudley |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Part of | Avery Street Historic District ( ID86000849) |
MPS | Downtown Parkersburg MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 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]
First Baptist Church | |
Location | 813 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°16′4″N 81°33′24″W / 39.26778°N 81.55667°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1871 |
Architect | Lysander Dudley |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Part of | Avery Street Historic District ( ID86000849) |
MPS | Downtown Parkersburg MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 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]