First Calvary Baptist Church

Historic church in Virginia, United States
United States historic place
First Calvary Baptist Church
Virginia Landmarks Register
First Calvary Baptist Church, September 2013
36°51′22″N 76°16′41″W / 36.85611°N 76.27806°W / 36.85611; -76.27806
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1915 (1915)-1916
ArchitectMitchell & Wilcox
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.87001853[1]
VLR No.122-0073
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1987
Designated VLRJune 17, 1987[2]

First Calvary Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1915 and 1916 and is a four-story, 11 bay, brick church building in the Second Renaissance Revival style. The building features decorative terra cotta and a stained-glass dome. It has a two-tier, engaged entrance portico with fluted columns, Corinthian order capitals, and terra cotta entablatures. 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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