First Baptist Church (Norfolk, Virginia)

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church, September 2013
Location 418 E. Bute St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°51′9″N 76°17′4″W / 36.85250°N 76.28444°W / 36.85250; -76.28444Coordinates: 36°51′9″N 76°17′4″W / 36.85250°N 76.28444°W / 36.85250; -76.28444
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1906 (1906)
Architect Hunt, Reuben H.
Architectural style Romanesque, Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference # 83003297[1]
VLR # 122-0040
Significant dates
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. 1 2 Staff (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. ↑ 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

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