Leigh Street Baptist Church

	Leigh Street Baptist Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Virginia Landmarks Register
	Richmond City Historic District
	Leigh Street Baptist Church, July 2011
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Location	517 N. 25th St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates	37°32′1″N 77°25′0″W / 37.53361°N 77.41667°WCoordinates: 37°32′1″N 77°25′0″W / 37.53361°N 77.41667°W
Area	9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1854-1857
Architect	Sloan, Samuel
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	72001523
VLR No.	127-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 16, 1972
Designated VLR	November 16, 1971

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[]

^ ^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

External links[]

Leigh Street Baptist Church website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[register-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

[VAnom-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

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