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Coordinates: 37°33′2″N 77°26′19″W / 37.55056°N 77.43861°W / 37.55056; -77.43861
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Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1978
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is located in Virginia
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is located in the United States
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
Location14 W. Duval St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°33′2″N 77°26′19″W / 37.55056°N 77.43861°W / 37.55056; -77.43861
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1867 (1867), 1925
ArchitectRussell, Charles T.; Boyd, George, et al.
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
WebsiteSixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
NRHP reference No.96001445[1]
VLR No.127-0472
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1996
Designated VLRJune 19, 1996[2]

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.[1]

History

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background

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The sanctuary was started in 1867 by John Jasper.[3] The church began as a confederate horse stable which was situated on Brown's Island. The church congregation moved to 14 Duval Street in 1869, and in the 1880s a sanctuary was added by George W. Boyd.[4]

In 1878 Jasper delivered his controversial "De Sun Do Move" (The Sun Do Move) sermon at the church.[5]

Structure

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It is a two-story, Late Gothic Revival style stuccoed brick structure. It features a large off-center tower that houses the church bell in belfry and accommodates a large stairwell to the gallery. Attached to the sanctuary is the two-level Jasper Memorial Education Annex added in 1925.[6]

Expansion

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In 1925,[7] the church was remodeled and extended by an African American architect named Charles Thaddeus Russell.[8]

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ "The Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church (Richmond, VA) is Founded". aaregistry. African American Registry. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ "6th Mount Zion Baptist Church". NPS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church". Virginia. Virginia Tourism Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ Tyler Potterfield and Benjamin Ross (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2014-01-02. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Sinclair, Melissa Scott (14 February 2012). "Beacon on the Hill". Style weekly. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ^ "127-0472 Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.


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