First Calvary Baptist Church

First Calvary Baptist Church

First Calvary Baptist Church, September 2013
Location 1036-1040 Wide St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°51′22″N 76°16′41″W / 36.85611°N 76.27806°W / 36.85611; -76.27806Coordinates: 36°51′22″N 76°16′41″W / 36.85611°N 76.27806°W / 36.85611; -76.27806
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1915 (1915)-1916
Architect Mitchell & Wilcox
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference # 87001853[1]
VLR # 122-0073
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1987
Designated VLR June 17, 1987[2]

First Calvary Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1915–1916, and is a four-story, 11 bay, brick church building in the Second Renaissance Revival style. The building features decorative terra cotta and stained-glass dome. It has a two tier, engaged entrance portico with fluted columns, Corinthian order capitals, and terra cotta entabulatures. The building also has a three-stage bell tower.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Richard C. Cote and Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Calvary Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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