First Baptist Church (Norfolk, Virginia) Explained

First Baptist Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 19, 1983[1]
Designated Other1 Number:122-0040
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:418 E. Bute St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8525°N -76.2844°W
Architect:Hunt, Reuben H.
Architecture:Romanesque, Romanesque Revival
Added:July 21, 1983
Refnum:83003297

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.[2] Construction began in 1904.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Baptist Church. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . March 1983. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. Web site: Dictionary of Virginia Biography - Richard Hausber Bowling Biography. 2021-04-02. www.lva.virginia.gov.