Leigh Street Baptist Church
Historic church in Virginia, US
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Leigh Street Baptist Church, also known as Church Hill Presbyterian Church, is a historic Southern Baptist church in Church Hill North Historic District which is in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by architect Samuel Sloan and built between 1854 and 1857. It is a three-story, Greek Revival style stuccoed brick structure. It features a Grecian Doric, pedimented portico with six fluted columns and a full entablature which continues around the side of the church. Additions were made in 1911, 1917, and 1930.[3]
Leigh Street Baptist Church | |
Richmond City Historic District | |
Leigh Street Baptist Church, July 2011 | |
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| Location | 517 N. 25th St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′1″N 77°25′0″W |
| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1854-1857 |
| Architect | Sloan, Samuel |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001523[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-0011 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated VLR | November 16, 1971[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] In 2021, the Baptist congregation transferred its building to Church Hill Presbyterian Church, a church plant of the Presbyterian Church in America.[4]
