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The First Baptist Church is a historic
Baptist Baptists are a Christian denomination, denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches ge ...
church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
at 1 Virginia Street in
Bristol, Virginia Bristol is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 17,219. It is the Twin cities (geographical proxi ...
. It is a rectangular -story brick structure, resembling a Greek temple of the Ionic order. Its front facade is divided by six round columns, which support an entablature and fully pedimented gable. There are three entrances sheltered by this portico. The side walls are divided into bays articulated by Doric pilasters, with sash windows topped by individual clerestory-style windows. Built in 1912, and enlarged in 1964, it is one of the most imposing examples of Classical Revival architecture in southwestern Virginia. The building was added to the
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in 2015.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol, Virginia __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Br ...


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External links


First Baptist Church of Bristol web site
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Baptist churches in Virginia Neoclassical architecture in Virginia Churches completed in 1912 Buildings and structures in Bristol, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Bristol, Virginia Neoclassical church buildings in the United States {{Virginia-Baptist-church-stub