First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a church in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, which is located on West Washington Street. First Baptist Church is situated near the park Folly Castle Historic District, as well as near Second Presbyterian Church.

Type: Church
Denomination: Baptist
Address: 235 West Washington Street, Petersburg, 23803

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Folly Castle Historic District and Second Presbyterian Church.

Folly Castle Historic District

Park

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia.

Second Presbyterian Church

Church

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Second Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 419 W. Washington St, Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect and church pastor Theodorick Pryor and was built in 1861–1862, in the Gothic Revival style. Second Presbyterian Church is situated 570 feet west of First Baptist Church.

Petersburg City Hall

Town hall

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Petersburg City Hall is a historic city hall building located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Ammi B. Young and built between 1856 and 1859, as the U.S. Customs House and Post Office. Petersburg City Hall is situated 1,300 feet northeast of First Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.

Pocahontas Island

Neighborhood

Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.

Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.

Ettrick

Village

Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station.

Colonial Heights

Town

Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Colonial Heights is situated 2 miles north of First Baptist Church.

First Baptist Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.22728° or 37° 13′ 38″ north

Longitude

-77.4083° or 77° 24′ 30″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Open location code

87946HGR+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 782833494

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=baptist

GeoNames ID

4758897

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