First African New Church

Historic church in Washington, D.C., United States

United States historic place

Location2105-07 10th St., Washington, DC

Coordinates38°55′6″N 77°1′33″W / 38.91833°N 77.02583°W / 38.91833; -77.02583

Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)

Built1896


First African New Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places



Location	2105-07 10th St., Washington, DC
Coordinates	38°55′6″N 77°1′33″W / 38.91833°N 77.02583°W / 38.91833; -77.02583
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1896
Architect	Paul J. Pelz
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	08001375^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 29, 2009

First African New Church (also known as People's Seventh Day Adventist Church and People's Seventh Day Baptist Independent Church) is a historic church, located at 2105-07 10th St., Northwest, Washington, D.C., U.S., in the Cardozo-Shaw neighborhood.

It was built in 1896 on a design by Paul J. Pelz, for the Swedenborgian-Colored congregation. In 1903, the Peoples Seventh Day Adventist moved in. They changed their name to Peoples Seventh Day Baptist Independent Church, in 1937. It was vacant in 1970.^[2] It was designated a DC Historic Landmark in 2001 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2009.^[3] Architect and developer Sorg Associates bought the building for $1,300,000, in 2003, and announced plans to develop 39 condominiums on the parcel.^[4]

In 2016, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans to convert the building into one of eight facilities for homeless around the District.^[5]

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ http://72.52.242.20/~washingt/sites/default/files/SP_0706.pdf Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
↑ "National Register of Historical Places - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC), District of Columbia County".
↑ McCart, Melissa (9 February 2016). "Sorg Gearing Up to Turn Former Church into Condos". dcmud.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
↑ Davis, Aaron (19 April 2011). "District mayor reveals sites proposed for homeless shelters across city". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

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