Delevan Baptist Church

Delevan Baptist Church
Location632 W. Main St., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°1′51″N 78°29′24″W / 38.03083°N 78.49000°W / 38.03083; -78.49000
Arealess than one acre
Built1883
Architectural styleRomanesque, Victorian Romanesque
Part ofFifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District (ID09000452)
MPSCharlottesville MRA
NRHP reference No.82001802[1]
VLR No.104-0376
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1982
Designated CPJune 18, 2009
Designated VLROctober 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ 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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