First Calvary Baptist Church Explained

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.

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 Calvary Baptist Church. Richard C. Cote and Division of Historic Landmarks Staff . 1987. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo