National Register of Historic Places

First Baptist Church

Lynchburg (Independent City), Lynchburg County, Virginia
Listed
September 8, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82004570

About this property

The Church of the Good Shepherd (formerly known as First Baptist Church) is a historic Gothic Revival church located at 1100 Court Street, Lynchburg, Virginia. The church is built of hard-pressed red brick on a rough granite foundation. The main facade of the church, facing Eleventh Street, and the two sides are centered with large rose windows framed within Gothic arches covered with hood moldings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is also a contributing property to the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District. Construction on First Baptist Church began in 1884 and the church was dedicated in 1886. In the 1920s, Lynchburg architect Stanhope S. Johnson designed the complementary Sunday School annex. In 1941, the interior of the sanctuary was modified by Johnson, with the creation of a divided chancel. The building was home to the oldest Baptist congregation of Lynchburg, established in July 1815. In October 2024, the building was given to the Church of the Good Shepherd, a 2011 church plant of the Anglican Church in North America. Church of the Good Shepherd had begun meeting in the building in 2022. First Baptist Church, Court & Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Lynchburg, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)

Location

1100 Court St.
Lynchburg (Independent City), Lynchburg County, Virginia
37.41202, -79.14235

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When was First Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

First Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1982.

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The period of significance for First Baptist Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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