First Calvary Baptist Church
First Calvary Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1915 and 1916 and is a four-story, 11 bay, brick church building in the Second Renaissance Revival style.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Description: church building in Norfolk, United States of America
- Address: 813 Henry Street, Norfolk, 23504
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Attucks Theatre and USS Wisconsin.
Attucks Theatre
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The Attucks Theatre is a historic theatre located in Norfolk, Virginia. The theatre was financed, designed and constructed by African American entrepreneurs in 1919, and was designed by Harvey Johnson, an African-American architect. Attucks Theatre is situated 340 feet west of First Calvary Baptist Church.
USS Wisconsin
Museum
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USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. USS Wisconsin is situated 1¼ miles southwest of First Calvary Baptist Church.
Chrysler Museum of Art
Museum
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The Chrysler Museum of Art is an art museum on the border between downtown and the Ghent district of Norfolk, Virginia. The museum was founded in 1933 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences. Chrysler Museum of Art is situated 1 mile west of First Calvary Baptist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huntersville and Park Place Historic District.
Huntersville
Neighborhood
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Huntersville is a historic neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia. It is located near downtown Norfolk. One of Norfolk's "most intact settlements remaining from the late 19th century," Huntersville "is unique because it was not planned by a company or commission, but developed over time."…
Park Place Historic District
Neighborhood
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Park Place is a neighborhood in the western half of Norfolk, Virginia. Its boundaries are roughly Granby Street on the east, Colley Avenue on the west, 23rd Street on the south and up to 38th Street to the north.
Winona Historic District
Neighborhood
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Winona is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses 203 contributing buildings in a small, cohesive residential neighborhood just north of Lafayette Residence Park in Norfolk. Winona Historic District is situated 1½ miles north of First Calvary Baptist Church.
First Calvary Baptist Church
- Categories: Protestant church building, building, commercial building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Norfolk, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.85657° or 36° 51′ 24″ northLongitude
-76.27752° or 76° 16′ 39″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
8785VP4C+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 407240753OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptist
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