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First Baptist Church, West Main Street

 
 
First Baptist Church, West Main Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 15, 2008
1. First Baptist Church, West Main Street Marker
Inscription. The Charlottesville African Church congregation was organized in 1864. Four years later it bought the Delevan building, built in 1828 by Gen. John H. Cocke, and at one time used as a temperance hotel for University of Virginia students. It became part of the Charlottesville General Hospital and sheltered wounded soldiers during the Civil War. The church members laid the cornerstone for a new building in 1877 on the Delevan site, and the First Baptist Church, West Main Street, was completed in 1883. This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
 
Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-16.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansChurches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
 
Location. 38° 1.871′ N, 78° 29.373′ W. Marker is in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is in Starr Hill. Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) and 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 632 W Main St, Charlottesville VA 22903, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
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of this marker. Jefferson School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Benjamin E. Tonsler Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sacajawea (approx. ¼ mile away); Dedicated to You, A Free Citizen in a Free Land (approx. ¼ mile away); Roosevelt “Rosey” Brown, Jr. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Triumph of “The Charlottesville Twelve” (approx. 0.4 miles away); Buck v. Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away); Together We Grow (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlottesville.
 
First Baptist Church, West Main Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 15, 2008
2. First Baptist Church, West Main Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,886 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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