Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church

Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church
Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church, August 2011
Location616 N. 3rd St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°32′51″N 77°26′11″W / 37.54750°N 77.43639°W / 37.54750; -77.43639
Arealess than one acre
Built1857 (1857), 1875
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.75002117[1] (original)
100004265 (increase)
VLR No.127-0274
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1975
Boundary increaseAugust 7, 2019
Designated VLRFebruary 18, 1975[2]

Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located in Richmond, Virginia. It built in 1857, and remodeled in 1875. It is a large Victorian Gothic brick building with two-story towers flanking a central gable. The central gable and towers feature Gothic lancet windows.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, with an enlargement of the listing in 2019.[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 March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo