| First Baptist Church | |
| Nrhp Type: | cp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Partof: | Avery Street Historic District |
| Partof Refnum: | 86000849 |
| Location: | 813 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 39.2678°N -81.5567°W |
| Built: | 1871 |
| Architect: | Lysander Dudley |
| Architecture: | Italianate |
| Added: | December 10, 1982 |
| Refnum: | 82001774 |
First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 813 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, three by six-bay, brick church in the Italianate style, which was popular at the time. It has a central steeple on the front facade and several rear additions. It is topped by a gable roof trimmed by an arched corbel table and corner turret.[1] This congregation was founded in 1817 and built their first church in 1837. First Baptist was built on that site.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.[2]