Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church

Coordinates: 37°33′2″N 77°26′19″W / 37.55056°N 77.43861°W / 37.55056; -77.43861
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Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, July 2011
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is located in Virginia
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is located in the United States
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
Location14 W. Duval St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°33′2″N 77°26′19″W / 37.55056°N 77.43861°W / 37.55056; -77.43861
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1887 (1887), 1925
ArchitectRussell, Charles T.; Boyd, George, et al.
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.96001445[1]
VLR No.127-0472
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1996
Designated VLRJune 19, 1996[2]
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1978.

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Richmond, Virginia. The sanctuary was built in 1887, and expanded in 1925. It is a two-story, Late Gothic Revival style stuccoed brick structure. It features a large off-center tower that houses the church bell in belfry and accommodates a large stairwell to the gallery. Attached to the sanctuary is the two-level Jasper Memorial Education Annex added in 1925.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Tyler Potterfield and Benjamin Ross (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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