Browse Items · Virginia Room Digital Collection

Davis 24.02 St. Johns Episcopal

St. John's Episcopal Church, located on the corner of Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue.

Tags: churches, Elm Avenue, Jefferson Street, St. John's Episcopal Church

PC 99.3 St. John's Episcopal

"St. John's Episcopal Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

Tags: churches, St. John's Episcopal Church

GB60 First Baptist Church Gainsboro, Bible School

First Baptist Church Gainsboro can trace its origins back to September 30, 1867, when a small congregation held service, led by Rev. Edmond Johnson, in a dwelling on Hart Avenue, establishing the Big Lick Colored Baptist Church. As membership…

Tags: African American churches, Bible School, Big Lick, Big Lick Colored Baptist Church, Black Home Devotional Hour, First Baptist Church, Gainsboro, Henry Harwell Huggins, Rev. Arthur L. James, Rev. David Lee Collins, Rev. E. E. Ricks, Rev. E. L. Green, Rev. Edmond Johnson, Rev. Kenneth B. Wright, Rev. Richard R. Jones, St. John's Episcopal Church, The Church News

GB58 First Baptist Church Gainsboro, interior

First Baptist Church Gainsboro can trace its origins back to September 30, 1867, when a small congregation held service, led by Rev. Edmond Johnson, in a dwelling on Hart Avenue, establishing the Big Lick Colored Baptist Church. As membership…

Tags: African American churches, Big Lick, Big Lick Colored Baptist Church, Black Home Devotional Hour, First Baptist Church, Gainsboro, Henry Harwell Huggins, Rev. Arthur L. James, Rev. David Lee Collins, Rev. E. E. Ricks, Rev. E. L. Green, Rev. Edmond Johnson, Rev. Kenneth B. Wright, Rev. Richard R. Jones, St. John's Episcopal Church, The Church News

Deacons and Trustees of First Baptist Church Gainsboro

First Baptist Church Gainsboro can trace its origins back to September 30, 1867, when a small congregation held service, led by Rev. Edmond Johnson, in a dwelling on Hart Avenue, establishing the Big Lick Colored Baptist Church. As membership…

Tags: African American churches, Big Lick, Big Lick Colored Baptist Church, Black Home Devotional Hour, First Baptist Church, Gainsboro, Henry Harwell Huggins, Rev. Arthur L. James, Rev. David Lee Collins, Rev. E. E. Ricks, Rev. E. L. Green, Rev. Edmond Johnson, Rev. Kenneth B. Wright, Rev. Richard R. Jones, St. John's Episcopal Church, The Church News

Davis 24.18 St. John's Parish

St. John's Episcopal Church Parish House, located at the corner of Elm Avenue and Jefferson Street. The church was constructed in 1892. The Parish House was constructed in 1922. It was remodeled in 1957; stone replaced the brick facade seen in…

Tags: churches, Elm Avenue, Jefferson Street, St. John's Episcopal Church, St. John's Parish

Davis 24.181 St Johns Parish

St. John's Episcopal Church Parish House, located at the corner of Elm Avenue and Jefferson Street. The church was constructed in 1892. The Parish House was constructed in 1922. It was remodeled in 1957; stone replaced the brick facade seen in…

Tags: churches, Elm Avenue, Jefferson Street, St. John's Episcopal Church

Davis 24.13 St Johns Episcopal

The old St. John's Episcopal Church was once located at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd Street. Built in 1874, the church was used by Trinity United Methodist when St. John's built its new structure on Jefferson Street. In 1901, Trinity moved…

Tags: 2nd Street, Christ Episcopal Church, Church Avenue, churches, St. John's Episcopal Church, Trinity United Methodist Church

Davis2 24.12 St Johns Episcopal

The old St. John's Episcopal Church was once located at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd Street. In this photo, the vacant building's lawn is being used for billboards. The signs include: Jamison's Chain Grocery Stores, Colonial National Bank,…

Tags: 2nd Street, Atlantic Life Insurance, Church Avenue, churches, Colonial National Bank, Engleby Auto Supply, Engleby Electric Company, Jamison's Chain Grocery Stores, signs, St. John's Episcopal Church

Davis2 24.1 St Johns Episcopal

St. John's Espiscopal Church at its Church Avenue and 2nd Street location. The building was not being used by the church at the time this photo was taken. General Outdoor Adventure Co. was using the building.

Tags: 2nd Street, Christ Episcopal Church, Church Avenue, churches, General Outdoor Advertising Company, St. John's Episcopal Church, Trinity United Methodist Church

Davis 24.01 St Johns Episcopal

Remaining walls of St. John's Episcopal Church. St. John's was the first Episcopal in the Old Lick area of Roanoke County. The cabin in the background once belonged to Bernie Rideout Holland, a former slave of General Edward Watts. Built in 1850,…

Tags: Bernie Holland, cabins, churches, General Edward Watts, Old Lick, Roanoke County, St. John's Episcopal Church

Davis 100 General Outdoor Advertising

General Outdoor Advertising Company was located in the old St. John's Episcopal Church on the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd Street. The church is hardly visible due to the billboard display surrounding it.

Tags: 2nd Street, advertisements, billboards, Church Avenue, General Outdoor Advertising Company, St. John's Episcopal Church