Leigh Street Baptist Church

Historic church in Virginia, United States
United States historic place
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
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1854 (1854)-1857
ArchitectSloan, Samuel
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.72001523[1]
VLR No.127-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972
Designated VLRNovember 16, 1971[2]

Leigh Street Baptist 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]

References

  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. ^ Elizabeth Cheek (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Leigh Street Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

  • Leigh Street Baptist Church website
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