Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
The Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, located on 16th Street, NW, is considered to be the first and oldest, independent black Baptist congregation in Washington, D.C.Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Description: church in Washington. D.C
- Also known as: “First Baptist Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of Cambodia and Carter Barron Amphitheatre.
Embassy of Cambodia
Government office
Photo: Slowking4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Embassy of Cambodia in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United States of America. It is located at 4530 16th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Crestwood neighborhood. Embassy of Cambodia is situated 350 feet south of Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.
Carter Barron Amphitheatre
Theater building
Photo: Lionjack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carter Barron Amphitheatre is a 4,200-seat outdoor performance venue in Washington, D.C., United States. Located in Rock Creek Park, the amphitheatre opened in 1950, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Washington, D.C. as the United States' capital. Carter Barron Amphitheatre is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.
William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
Stadium
Photo: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center is a tennis venue located in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., United States It is named after William H. G. William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center is situated 2,700 feet north of Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crestwood and Petworth.
Crestwood
Neighborhood
Crestwood is an entirely residential neighborhood located in Northwest Washington, D.C., and bordered on three sides by Rock Creek Park. Heading north from the White House on 16th Street, Crestwood is among the first neighborhoods that features single-family homes with larger lawns.
Petworth
Neighborhood
Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0.
Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.
Brightwood Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brightwood Park is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by Georgia Avenue NW to the west, Missouri Avenue NW to the northeast and Kennedy Street NW to the south.
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
- Categories: Protestant church building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.94685° or 38° 56′ 49″ northLongitude
-77.03677° or 77° 2′ 12″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
87C4WXW7+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 358957376OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptistGeoNames ID
4139826Wikidata ID
Q18155073
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