1244 V St. SE is a three-story stucco building which is adjacent to St. Theresa of Avila, and appears to be an administrative office for the diocese.
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1244 V St. SE
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917 N St. NW – Salem Baptist Church
Salem Baptist Church is a stone building with a center structure flanked by two towers. The Salem Baptist congregation began in 1874, and bought this church in 1925 from the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church.
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1244 V St. SE – St. Theresa of Avila
St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church is at 1244 V St. SE. It was built in 1879, and was originally part of the Baltimore diocese since the Washington area was not yet a separate diocese.
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Our Lady of Lebanon
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church, at 7142 Alaska Avenue, was built in 1976. It is a modern concrete structure with stained glass doors. The architect was Alexis Moukarzel, who wrote that “The multi faceted envelope of the entrance expresses a new pioneering trend in design recently called “new edge design”.
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First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church, at 710 Randolph Street, is a large brick and stone church in the Gothic style. It was built in 1915 by architects Charles W. Bolton & Sons. The church was originally built for the Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church, and was acquired by the First Baptist Church in 1958.
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Zion Hill Baptist Church
Zion Hill Baptist Church, at 841 Shepherd St., is brick with stone trim. It was built in 1911 by architects Speiden & Speiden. It was built for the Petworth Primitive Baptist Church, and was acquired by the Zion Hill Baptist Church in 1971.
The First Church of Seventh Day Adventists, at 810 Shepherd Street, is a rectangular brick and stone building. It was built in 1938 for the Har-Zion Voliner Anshey Sfard congregation by architect George Santmeyers. The Seventh Day Adventists purchased it in 1955.
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New Bethel Baptist Church
The New Bethel Baptist Church is at 1739 9th St. NW. Walter Fauntroy became famous when he was the pastor at New Bethel and was elected the first (non-voting) representative from D.C. in Congress, in 1971.
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2030 Georgia Avenue – Church of God
The Church of God, at 2030 Georgia Avenue, is a two-story brick building with modernist details and columns. It was built in 1956.
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Asbury United Methodist Church
Asbury United Methodist Church, at 926 11th St. NW, was built in 1915. It was designed in the Gothic Revival style, by architect Clarence Lowell Handing.