Queen Street Baptist Church Explained

Queen Street Baptist Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 7, 2005[1]
Designated Other1 Number:122-0165
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:413 Brambleton Ave., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8553°N -76.2842°W
Architect:Mitchell, Rossell Edward
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:March 15, 2006
Refnum:06000141

Queen Street Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1910 - 1911, and is a rectangular one-story brick church in the Late Gothic Revival style. The façade and side elevations have Gothic pointed arch windows and the church is topped by a spire that rests atop the roof at the façade. An educational annex was built in 1952, and expanded in 1957. The Queen Street Baptist Church congregation dates to 1884.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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: Queen Street Baptist Church . Kimble A. David . August 2005 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos