First Baptist Church-West Main Street
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Markerman62
N 38° 01.870 W 078° 29.375
17S E 720331 N 4212247
African American church built in the later part of the 1800s.
Waymark Code: WM12YNM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2020
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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.
Department of Historic Resources, 1998
Marker Number: Q 16
Marker Title: First Baptist Church-West Main Street
Marker Location: On West Main Street (US Bus 250) and 7th Street, Charlottesville
County or Independent City: Charlottesville
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
Web Site: Not listed
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