First Baptist Church (Norfolk, Virginia)
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First Baptist Church | |
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First Baptist Church, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 418 E. Bute St., Norfolk, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°51′9″N 76°17′4″W / 36.85250°N 76.28444°WCoordinates: 36°51′9″N 76°17′4″W / 36.85250°N 76.28444°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Hunt, Reuben H. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Romanesque Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 83003297[1] |
| VLR # | 122-0040 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1983 |
| Designated VLR | April 19, 1983[2] |
First Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was designed by noted architect R. H. Hunt and dedicated in 1906. It is a Romanesque Revival style church with a richly ornamented facade of rough-faced, pink granite ashlar and limestone trim. It features a tall, eight-level corner tower with a multiplicity of window types and a shorter flanking tower at the opposite corner.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Baptist Church". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
