First Calvary Baptist Church

First Calvary Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in . It was built in 1915 and 1916 and is a four-story, 11 bay, brick church building in the Second Renaissance Revival style.
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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.

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The is a historic theatre located in . The theatre was financed, designed and constructed by African American entrepreneurs in 1919, and was designed by Harvey Johnson, an African-American architect. is situated 340 feet west of First Calvary Baptist Church.

Museum
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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. is situated 1¼ miles southwest of First Calvary Baptist Church.

Museum
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The is an art museum on the border between downtown and the Ghent district of . The museum was founded in 1933 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences. is situated 1 mile west of First Calvary Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntersville and Park Place Historic District.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood in . It is located near downtown Norfolk. One of Norfolk's "most intact settlements remaining from the late 19th century," "is unique because it was not planned by a company or commission, but developed over time."…

Neighborhood
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Park Place is a neighborhood in the western half of . 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.

Suburb
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was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia. Chartered by an Act of Assembly in 1890, the Town of was located directly across the from the in the South Hampton Roads area. is situated 1½ miles south of First Calvary Baptist Church.

First Calvary Baptist Church

Latitude
36.85657° or 36° 51′ 24″ north
Longitude
-76.27752° or 76° 16′ 39″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
8785VP4C+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 407240753
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­baptist
Geo­Names ID
6335535
Wiki­data ID
Q16836932
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