First Baptist Church - Williamsburg, VA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "This church, home to one of the oldest continuous congregations organized by African Americans, traces its origins to brush arbor meetings held by 1776 at a nearby plantation. The congregation moved to a Williamsburg carriage house and in 1856 completed a brick sanctuary on Nassau Street. A school for black students opened there in the 1860s. The Rev. John Dawson, longtime pastor, served in the Senate of Virginia from 1874 to 1877. First Baptists move its sanctuary here in 1956. During the Civil Rights era, the Rev. David Collins led demonstrations for fair hiring practices and joined the Southern Christal Leadership Conferences. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke here in 1962."

Street address: 727 Scotland Street County / Borough / Parish: Williamsburg (Independent City) Year listed: 2017 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Religious Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Historic function: Religious Current function: Religious Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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