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First Calvary Baptist Church

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First Calvary Baptist Church
First Calvary Baptist Church

First Calvary Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1915 and 1916 and is a four-story, 11 bay, brick church building in the Second Renaissance Revival style. The building features decorative terra cotta and a stained-glass dome. It has a two-tier, engaged entrance portico with fluted columns, Corinthian order capitals, and terra cotta entablatures. The building also has a three-stage bell tower.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

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First Calvary Baptist Church
East Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk

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East Virginia Beach Boulevard 800
23504 Norfolk
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