Leigh Street Baptist Church
Leigh Street Baptist Church | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
Leigh Street Baptist Church, July 2011 | |
37°32′1″N 77°25′0″W / 37.53361°N 77.41667°W / 37.53361; -77.41667 | |
Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
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Built | 1854 (1854)-1857 |
Architect | Sloan, Samuel |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 72001523[1] |
VLR No. | 127-0011 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
Designated VLR | November 16, 1971[2] |
Leigh Street Baptist Church, also known as Church Hill Presbyterian Church, is a historic Southern Baptist church in Church Hill North Historic District which is in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by architect Samuel Sloan and built between 1854 and 1857. It is a three-story, Greek Revival style stuccoed brick structure. It features a Grecian Doric, pedimented portico with six fluted columns and a full entablature which continues around the side of the church. Additions were made in 1911, 1917, and 1930.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] In 2021, the Baptist congregation transferred its building to Church Hill Presbyterian Church, a church plant of the Presbyterian Church in America.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Elizabeth Cheek (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Leigh Street Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "CHURCH HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH". Architecture Richmond. February 28, 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links
- Church Hill Presbyterian Church website
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