Zion Methodist Church (Norfolk, Virginia)

Zion Methodist Church, now known as Norfolk United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1896–1897, and is a modest one-story brick church topped by a side-gable roof in the Romanesque Revival style. The front façade is three-bays wide, and dominated by a projecting bay flanked by towers of differing heights. The annex was added in 1916 and is accessed by three overhead roll-up doors and consists of an open mezzanine with offices, offices and meeting spaces below, and serves for additional sanctuary space. Zion Methodist Church was founded in 1793, and is one of the first Methodist churches founded in Norfolk, Virginia.[3]

Zion Methodist Church
Front and southern side
Zion Methodist Church (Norfolk, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Zion Methodist Church (Norfolk, Virginia)
Zion Methodist Church (Norfolk, Virginia) is located in the United States
Zion Methodist Church (Norfolk, Virginia)
Location2729 Bowden's Ferry Rd., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates36°52′41″N 76°18′15″W / 36.87806°N 76.30417°W / 36.87806; -76.30417
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1896 (1896)-1897, 1916
ArchitectWickham Custis Taylor
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.07000274[1]
VLR No.122-0110
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 4, 2007
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2006[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Kimble A. David (2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Zion Methodist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos