Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
![]() Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1978 | |
37°33′2″N 77°26′19″W / 37.55056°N 77.43861°W / 37.55056; -77.43861 | |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
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Built | 1867 (1867), 1925 |
Architect | Russell, Charles T.; Boyd, George, et al. |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
Website | Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church |
NRHP reference No. | 96001445[1] |
VLR No. | 127-0472 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 16, 1996 |
Designated VLR | June 19, 1996[2] |
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Richmond, Virginia. The church was founded in 1867. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
History
background
The sanctuary was started in 1867 by John Jasper.[3] The church began as a confederate horse stable which was situated on Brown's Island. The church congregation moved to 14 Duval Street in 1869, and in the 1880s a sanctuary was added by George W. Boyd.[4]
In 1878 Jasper delivered his controversial "De Sun Do Move" (The Sun Do Move) sermon at the church.[5]
Structure
It is a two-story, Late Gothic Revival style stuccoed brick structure. It features a large off-center tower that houses the church bell in belfry and accommodates a large stairwell to the gallery. Attached to the sanctuary is the two-level Jasper Memorial Education Annex added in 1925.[6]
Expansion
In 1925,[7] the church was remodeled and extended by an African American architect named Charles Thaddeus Russell.[8]
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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "The Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church (Richmond, VA) is Founded". aaregistry. African American Registry. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "6th Mount Zion Baptist Church". NPS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church". Virginia. Virginia Tourism Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Tyler Potterfield and Benjamin Ross (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2014-01-02. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sinclair, Melissa Scott (14 February 2012). "Beacon on the Hill". Style weekly. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "127-0472 Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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