Related Records

1. Architecture in Roanoke as influenced by Greek Through Gothic Architecture

   College essay written by Michelle Moldenhaur on Roanoke's through Gothic Architecture. Written for a college class in art history, with photographic examples throughout.

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Dr. A. L. James - A black and white photograph of Dr. A. L. James. Reverend James was the minister of First Baptist Church for 38 years. Members of the congregation proudly refer to this as "The James Era" because of the unprecedented growth of the church under his administration. Some of the ideas and improvements launched under his leadership included: installation of stained glass windows at a cost of $2,000, the first Daily Vacation Bible School in the city was started, a milk line that gave free milk to the depressed area citizens; noonday prayer services begun in 1924 and continued for the next 25 years; and support of a missionary in Africa. In 1920, Miss Lucy Addison, Dr. A. L. James, and Dr. L. L. Downing were appointed as an advisory committee for a new Gainsboro Branch Library. The Gainsboro Branch Library opened in a large room of the new Odd Fellows Hall on December 14,1921, just five month's after Virginia's first black branch library opened in Norfolk in a room at Norfolk's Booker T. Washington High School. He was appointed to the Roanoke City School Board in 1951. On December 9, 1957, Dr. James announced his retirement.

   2007.41.3

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. First Baptist Church - circa 1940

   A color postcard of First Baptist Church in Roanoke, Virginia.

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Panoramic View of Hotel Roanoke Showing St. Andrews Catholic Church and First Baptist Church - A panoramic view of Hotel Roanoke taken from an elevated point. St. Andrews Catholic Church and First Baptist Church (at the intersection of Jefferson and Gilmer Ave) can be seen in the upper left of the photograph, with Tinker Mountain in the distance. A large neighborhood is spread out behind Hotel Roanoke, with Read Mountain visible in the distance.

   1998.24.197

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Post Office Under Construction - A black and white photograph of taken from Kirk Avenue of construction on the new post office. Lewis Gale Hospital, First Baptist Church are both visible, with the construction in the immediate foreground at bottom center of the image. Black ink over the image provide cardinal directions, with 'new bldgs' and ' 'new bldg to go here' written over top of some the current buildings in the photograph.

   1981.77.38.3

   Record Type: Photo