Friendship Baptist Church
National Register of Historic Places

Friendship Baptist Church

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
November 19, 2004
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
04001236

About this property

Friendship Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was originally known as Virginia Avenue Baptist Church. Organized in 1875, the church is one of Washington, D.C.'s oldest African American congregations. The former church building, located at 734 First Street SW, was built by James A. Boyce in 1886. Friendship Baptist Church moved from that building in 1965 and it was subsequently occupied by Miracle Temple of Faith in about 1974. Later it was occupied by Redeemed Temple of Jesus Christ (during 1982–2001). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The First Street church building is now occupied by the Blind Whino Arts Club, and was repainted with a full wrap-around mural. The building has a central gable facade with two corner towers. It is described as having "a vernacular interpretation of the Romanesque Revival style with some Gothic Revival details (namely lancet arch windows)." National Register of Historic Places listings in central Washington, D.C. Media related to Friendship Baptist Church at Wikimedia Commons

Location

734 First St. SW
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.88050, -77.01199

Categories

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Sources

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When was Friendship Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

Friendship Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Friendship Baptist Church?

Friendship Baptist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Friendship Baptist Church?

The period of significance for Friendship Baptist Church is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1875.

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