First Calvary Baptist Church facts for kids

First Calvary Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First Calvary Baptist Church, September 2013
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Location	1036-1040 Wide St., Norfolk, Virginia
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
Quick facts for kids Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 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.