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First African Baptist Church

The First African Baptist Church of is a Baptist Church. Founded in 1841, its members included both slaves and freedmen. It has since had a major influence on the local black community.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Virginia, United States of America
  • Also known as: “African Church”
  • Address: 301 College Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monumental Church and Virginia State Capitol.

Historic building
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is a former Episcopal church at 1224 E. Broad Street between N. 12th and College streets in , . Designed by architect Robert Mills, it is one of America's earliest and most distinctive Greek Revival churches.

Government office
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The is the seat of state government of the , located in , the state capital. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619. is situated 1,200 feet west of First African Baptist Church.

Museum
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The Second is a historic house located in the Court End neighborhood of . Built in 1818, it served as the main executive residence of the sole President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865. is situated 830 feet north of First African Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Union Hill.

Neighborhood
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is a district in the downtown area of . The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former .

Neighborhood
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is a historic district of , . According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, the neighborhood "generally is bordered on the south by East Marshall Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the west by Mosby Street, on the north by O and Carrington…

Neighborhood
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, historically known as Shockoe Valley, is an area in , just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and , contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.

First African Baptist Church

Latitude
37.53843° or 37° 32′ 18″ north
Longitude
-77.42935° or 77° 25′ 46″ west
Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)
Levels
3
Open location code
8794GHQC+97
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224530978
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Geo­Names ID
4758838
Wiki­data ID
Q5452255
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