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 19151916, 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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