First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Established in 1780, the church is located on the corner of Monument Avenue and Arthur Ashe Boulevard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monument Avenue and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Monument Avenue
Historic site
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Monument Avenue is a tree-lined grassy mall dividing the eastbound and westbound traffic in Richmond, Virginia, originally named for its emblematic complex of structures honoring those who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Monument Avenue is situated 640 feet southeast of First Baptist Church.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Museum
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is situated 1,800 feet southwest of First Baptist Church.
Virginia Historical Society
Museum
The Virginia Museum of History and Culture founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history. Virginia Historical Society is situated 990 feet southwest of First Baptist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Museum District and The Fan.
Museum District
The Museum District is a district in Richmond, Virginia. In 1993, after many years of work this neighborhood was recognized as a Federal and State Historic District.
The Fan
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The Fan is a district in Richmond, Virginia. It is named The Fan because of the way the roads fan out to the west from N. Belvidere St. It is easy to find a variety of boundaries that "define" the Fan, just ask a variety of Richmonders.
Scott’s Addition Historic District
Neighborhood
The Scott's Addition Historic District is a national historic district located in Richmond, Virginia.
First Baptist Church
- Type: Church
- Description: historic church in Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Categories: Protestant church building and religion
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“First Baptist Church” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ファースト・バプテスト教会”
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