Delevan Baptist Church

Historic church in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Delevan Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register


38°1′51″N 78°29′24″W / 38.03083°N 78.49000°W / 38.03083; -78.49000
Area	less than one acre
Built	1883
Architectural style	Romanesque, Victorian Romanesque
Part of	Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District (ID09000452)
MPS	Charlottesville MRA
NRHP reference No.	82001802^[1]
VLR No.	104-0376
Added to NRHP	October 21, 1982
Designated CP	June 18, 2009
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

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Delevan Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos