First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church, originally known as Lexington African Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building in the city of Lexington, Virginia, United States.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Baptist
Description: historic church in Lexington, Virginia
Also known as: “Lexington African Baptist Church”
Address: 103 North Main Street, Lexington, VA 24450

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stonewall Jackson House and Lee Chapel.

Stonewall Jackson House

Museum

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Stonewall Jackson House, located at 8 East Washington Street in the Historic District of Lexington, Virginia, was the residence of Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from 1858 to 1861. Stonewall Jackson House is situated 490 feet southwest of First Baptist Church.

Lee Chapel

Church

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

University Chapel of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in Lexington, Virginia. It was constructed during 1867–68 at the request of Robert E. Lee Chapel is situated 640 feet northwest of First Baptist Church.

Hopkins Green

Park

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hopkins Green is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lexington and Mechanicsville.

Lexington

Town

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Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Mechanicsville

Locality

Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 3 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Mechanicsville is situated 5 miles south of First Baptist Church.

Buena Vista

Town

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Buena Vista, called "BV" by locals, is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. Buena Vista is situated 6 miles southeast of First Baptist Church.

First Baptist Church

Categories: Protestant church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Lexington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.78601° or 37° 47′ 10″ north

Longitude

-79.44058° or 79° 26′ 26″ west

Elevation

1,027 feet (313 metres)

Open location code

8792QHP5+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 233897590

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=baptist

GeoNames ID

4758886

Wikidata ID

Q16836909

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