National Register of Historic Places

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church

Richmond (Independent City), Richmond County, Virginia
Listed
December 16, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96001445

About this property

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. The sanctuary was started in 1867 by John Jasper. 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. In 1878 Jasper delivered his controversial "De Sun Do Move" (The Sun Do Move) sermon at the church. 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. In 1925, the church was remodeled and extended by an African American architect named Charles Thaddeus Russell.

Location

14 W. Duval St.
Richmond (Independent City), Richmond County, Virginia
37.55061, -77.43825

Categories

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Sources

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When was Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 16, 1996.

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Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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