Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District
West Market Street
First Christian Church, 1897
BrickContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
brick (American with Flemish bond); 2-story original section, 3-story addition to west; gable roof; 3 bays. Gothic Revival. 1897. Entrances in both north and south projecting towers. Towers have pyramidal roofs with lead finials and smaller pyramidal roofs at their 8 corners. Pointed-arch windows and doors. Splayed door reveals. Between towers, gable end of main body of church faces Market Street - 4 lancets and rose under pointed arch on 2nd story. Corbeling at cornice. Patterned slate roof. Original site 1836 Church of Christ. Sources: Alexander's Recollections, p. 95.
Memories
Know this church?
If you worshipped here, were married or baptized here, or have old photographs, the story isn’t complete without you. Everything is reviewed before it appears.