Diamond Hill Baptist Church
Historic church in Virginia, United States
United States historic place
Diamond Hill Baptist Church | |
U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
 Overview from the north | |
37°24′27″N 79°8′37″W / 37.40750°N 79.14361°W / 37.40750; -79.14361 | |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
|---|---|
| Built | 1937 (1937) |
| Architect | Lewis Bolling |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000026[1] |
| VLR No. | 118-0060-0057 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 2011 |
| Designated VLR | December 16, 2010[2] |
Diamond Hill Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1886, and is a three-story, L-shaped, brick church building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It has brick buttresses capped with limestone, Gothic pointed arched windows, a three-story entrance tower with steeple, and a jerkinhead roof. From 1958 to 1963 the pastor was Virgil Wood, the pastor most associated with the Civil Rights Movement in Lynchburg.[3]
Individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011,[1] it is located in the Diamond Hill Historic District.
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/22/11 through 2/25/11. National Park Service. 2011-03-04.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Kelvin L. Moore (May 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Diamond Hill Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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