Delevan Baptist Church
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Delevan Baptist Church | |
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| Location | 632 W. Main St., Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°1′51″N 78°29′24″W / 38.03083°N 78.49000°WCoordinates: 38°1′51″N 78°29′24″W / 38.03083°N 78.49000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Victorian Romanesque |
| MPS | Charlottesville MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 82001802[1] |
| VLR # | 104-0376 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 21, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | October 20, 1981[2] |
Delevan Baptist Church, also known as First Baptist Church and First Colored Baptist Church, is a historic African-American Baptist church building located at 632 W. Main Street in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1883, and is a one-story, three bay by six bay, Victorian Romanesque style brick church. It sits on a raised basement and features with a square projecting central tower topped by a large octagonal lantern on a square base, both of wood.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Delevan Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
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