Court Street Baptist Church

Court Street Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Court Street Baptist Church, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
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Location	6th and Court Sts., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates	37°24′58″N 79°8′50″W / 37.41611°N 79.14722°W / 37.41611; -79.14722Coordinates: 37°24′58″N 79°8′50″W / 37.41611°N 79.14722°W / 37.41611; -79.14722
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1879 (1879)
Architect	Burkholder, Robert Calhoun
NRHP Reference #	82004569
VLR #	118-0156
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 8, 1982
Designated VLR	June 16, 1981

The tallest object on the downtown skyline of Lynchburg, Virginia, Court Street Baptist Church stands as a testament to the black Baptist population of Lynchburg. Organized in 1843, the congregation—originally known as the African Baptist Church of Lynchburg—was the first of its kind in the city. The church was designed by R.C. Burkholder, and completed in 1880.