Gilpin Court

Gilpin Court is a neighborhood in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Gilpin Court is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District, as well as near Jackson Ward.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church and Baker Public School.

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church

Church

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Richmond, Virginia. The church was founded in 1867. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Baker Public School

School building

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Baker Public School is a pair of historic school buildings at 100 West Baker Street in Richmond, Virginia. It consists of a small Colonial Revival brick building constructed in 1913 as an annex to an older building, and a larger 1939 Art Deco building built out of limestone and brick.

Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia

Museum

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is an American 501 organization and museum established in 1981 and focused on the history of Black and African Americans in the state of Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District and Jackson Ward.

Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: 2nd ABG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Richmond, Virginia, and is a significant example of a municipal almshouse–public hospital–cemetery complex of the sort that arose in the period of the New Republic, following disestablishment of the Anglican Church.

Jackson Ward

Neighborhood

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.