Delevan Baptist Church, also known as First Baptist Church and First Colored Baptist Church, is a historic African-American

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

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building located at 632 W. Main Street in

Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Ch ...

. It was built in 1883, and is a one-story, three bay by six bay, Victorian Romanesque style brick church. It sits on a raised basement and features with a square projecting central tower topped by a large octagonal lantern on a square base, both of wood. an
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in 1982. It is located in the

Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses 264 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in a predominantly African-American residenti ...

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MarkerHistory.com: First Baptist Church West Main Street Marker, Q-16
African-American history of Virginia Baptist churches in Virginia Churches completed in 1883 Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Churches in Charlottesville, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Charlottesville, Virginia Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia 1883 establishments in Virginia {{Virginia-church-stub