First African Baptist Church
Virginia, United States
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The First African Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, is a Greek Revival structure completed in 1877 for a congregation founded in 1841 whose membership encompassed both enslaved and free African Americans. The church became a major influence on the local Black community and at one point ranked among the largest Protestant churches in the United States. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Virginia Historic Landmark, the building stands as a significant monument to African American religious and social history.
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- Built
- Type
- Protestant church building
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, Virginia Historic Landmark
- Place
- Virginia, United States
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