First African New Church

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
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.

History

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

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