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First Baptist Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

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Built
  
1871

Opened
  
1871

Phone
  
+1 304-485-6327

Function
  
Church

NRHP Reference #
  
82001774

Area
  
1,200 m²

Architectural style
  
Italianate architecture

Added to NRHP
  
10 December 1982

First Baptist Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

Location
  
813 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia

Part of
  
Avery Street Historic District (#86000849)

MPS
  
Downtown Parkersburg MRA

Address
  
813 Market St, Parkersburg, WV 26101, USA

Similar
  
First Presbyterian Church, Trinity Episcopal Church R, St Francis Xavier Church, Blennerhassett Hotel, Parkersburg Bridge

Profiles

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. 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.

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

References

First Baptist Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia) Wikipedia