First Baptist Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 813 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, three by six-bay, brick church in the Italianate style, which was popular at the time. It has a central steeple on the front facade and several rear additions. It is topped by a gable roof trimmed by an arched corbel table and corner turret.[2] This congregation was founded in 1817 and built their first church in 1837. First Baptist was built on that site.[2]

First Baptist Church
Front of the church
Location813 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°16′4″N 81°33′24″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1871
ArchitectLysander Dudley
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofAvery Street Historic District (ID86000849)
MPSDowntown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP reference No.82001774[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Eliza Smith and Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Baptist Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. Michael J. Pauley (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Avery Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. p. 35. Retrieved 2012-11-04.


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