First Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was designed by 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] Construction began in 1904.[4]
First Baptist Church | |
 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°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Hunt, Reuben H. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003297[1] |
| VLR No. | 122-0040 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1983 |
| Designated VLR | April 19, 1983[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "Dictionary of Virginia Biography - Richard Hausber Bowling Biography". www.lva.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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