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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.[1]

History

background

The sanctuary was started in 1867 by John Jasper.[3] 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.[4]

In 1878 Jasper delivered his controversial "De Sun Do Move" (The Sun Do Move) sermon at the church.[5]

Structure

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.[6]

Expansion

In 1925,[7] the church was remodeled and extended by an African American architect named Charles Thaddeus Russell.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ "The Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church (Richmond, VA) is Founded". aaregistry. African American Registry. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ "6th Mount Zion Baptist Church". NPS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church". Virginia. Virginia Tourism Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ Tyler Potterfield and Benjamin Ross (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2014-01-02. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Sinclair, Melissa Scott (14 February 2012). "Beacon on the Hill". Style weekly. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ^ "127-0472 Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.



source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Mount_Zion_Baptist_Church