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First Calvary Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
First Calvary Baptist Church, September 2013
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Location	1036-1040 Wide St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates	36°51′22″N 76°16′41″W / 36.85611°N 76.27806°W / 36.85611; -76.27806
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1915 (1915)-1916
Architect	Mitchell & Wilcox
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	87001853
VLR No.	122-0073
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1987
Designated VLR	June 17, 1987

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

References

1. ^ "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. Richard C. Cote and Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Calvary Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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