Mount Calvary Baptist Church
The Mount Calvary Baptist Church is a historic church at 11229 Kendall Road in Orange, Virginia. Built in 1892, it is a well-preserved example of a rural church built for African-Americans during the Jim Crow era. It is a frame structure with a metal roof and a projecting square tower topped by a pyramidal roof. The main entrance is at the center of the tower, set in a pointed-arch opening, matching those of windows on the facade on either side. Also on the property is a graveyard, established about 1919, with about 100 marked graves.[2]
Mount Calvary Baptist Church | |
 View of church, April 2017 | |
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| Location | 11229 Kendall Rd., Orange, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°15′3″N 78°1′7″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000799[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 2016 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Mount Calvary Baptist Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
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