First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was built between about 1855 an 1895, and is a one-story, rectangular brick Late Gothic Revival style church building on a full basement.Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Description: historic church in Farmville, Virginia, United States
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Willett Hall and Ruffner Hall.
Willett Hall
Sports venue
Photo: Puritan Nerd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Willett Hall is an academic facility and previously served as a 1,807-seat multi-purpose arena in Farmville, Virginia. It was built in 1980 and was home to the Longwood University Lancers men's and women's basketball teams until 2023. Willett Hall is situated 1,400 feet southwest of First Baptist Church.
Ruffner Hall
Building
Photo: Puritan Nerd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rotunda is the name given to a building on the campus of Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. It was formerly known as Ruffner Hall, but the name was changed in 2019. Ruffner Hall is situated 840 feet west of First Baptist Church.
Robert Russa Moton Museum
Museum
Photo: Ncstateguy2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Robert Russa Moton Museum is a historic site and museum in Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It is located in the former Robert Russa Moton High School, considered "the student birthplace of America's Civil Rights Movement" for its initial student strike and ultimate role in the 1954 Brown v. Robert Russa Moton Museum is situated 3,700 feet south of First Baptist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farmville and Kimberly Hills.
Farmville
Farmville is a college town in Virginia. Its economy is largely based on Longwood University and nearby Hampden-Sydney College. It is home to about 7,000 people…
Kimberly Hills
Hamlet
Kimberly Hills is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Kimberly Hills is situated 2 miles north of First Baptist Church.
Raines Tavern
Hamlet
Raines Tavern is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County on Virginia State Route 45 just north of Farmville in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was a stop on the Farmville and Powhatan Railroad from 1884 to 1905, and on the Tidewater and Western Railroad from 1905 to 1917. Raines Tavern is situated 4½ miles north of First Baptist Church.
First Baptist Church
- Categories: Protestant church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.30076° or 37° 18′ 3″ northLongitude
-78.39296° or 78° 23′ 35″ westElevation
318 feet (97 metres)Open location code
87938J24+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 169579731OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptist
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