The tallest object on the downtown skyline of Lynchburg, Virginia, Court Street Baptist Church serves 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. and Accompanying photo
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Court Street Baptist Church, Court & Sixth Streets, Lynchburg, VA: 1 photo, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Buildings Survey