First Calvary Baptist Church | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | June 17, 1987[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 122-0073 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | 1036-1040 Wide St., Norfolk, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.8561°N -76.2781°W |
Built: | -1916 |
Architect: | Mitchell & Wilcox |
Architecture: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
Added: | October 15, 1987 |
Refnum: | 87001853 |
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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.