Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, July 2011
Location 14 W. Duval St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°33′2″N 77°26′19″W / 37.55056°N 77.43861°W / 37.55056; -77.43861Coordinates: 37°33′2″N 77°26′19″W / 37.55056°N 77.43861°W / 37.55056; -77.43861
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1887 (1887), 1925
Architect Russell, Charles T.; Boyd, George, et al.
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 96001445[1]
VLR # 127-0472
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 16, 1996
Designated VLR June 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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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