Delevan Baptist Church

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]

Delevan Baptist Church
Delevan Baptist Church is located in Virginia
Delevan Baptist Church
Delevan Baptist Church is located in the United States
Delevan Baptist Church
Location632 W. Main St., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°1′51″N 78°29′24″W / 38.03083°N 78.49000°W / 38.03083; -78.49000
Arealess than one acre
Built1883
Architectural styleRomanesque, Victorian Romanesque
MPSCharlottesville MRA
NRHP reference No.82001802[1]
VLR No.104-0376
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1982
Designated VLROctober 20, 1981[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District.

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

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