First Baptist Church - 2017 - Williamsburg, VA
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N 37° 16.441 W 076° 42.666
18S E 348295 N 4126643
A historic church in downtown Williamsburg. 2017 is the year the property was placed on the NRHP, although it was built in 1956.
Waymark Code: WM11WA4
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2019
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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."
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: June 6, 2017
Full Inscription (unless noted above):
First Baptist Church
Organized 1776
is placed on the
National Register of Historic Places landmarks
By the United States Department of the Interior
June 6, 2017
Website (if available): Not listed
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