{"nrhp_refnum":"96001445","name":"Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church","other_names":["VDHR No. 127-472","See Also:Jackson Ward Historic District"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"14 W. Duval St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Richmond (Independent City)","county":"Richmond (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.55060813000006,"lon":-77.43824747799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-12-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Religion","Black","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Norman Gothic church building at 14 West Duval Street in the Jackson Ward area of Richmond, Virginia. The core was built in 1887 and was extensively remodeled and enlarged in 1925.","why_significant":"It is the most visible reminder of the Reverend John Jasper, a famed African-American preacher who founded the congregation in 1867 and gave the \"De Sun Do Move\" sermon. It also represents the work of African-American builder George Boyd and of architect Charles T. Russell with builder I. Lincoln Bailey. The church is notable for its large sanctuary, early 20th-century art glass, and a church museum opened in 1926.","narrative":"Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is a brick Gothic-style church at 14 West Duval Street in Richmond's Jackson Ward neighborhood. The congregation was organized in 1867 by the Reverend John Jasper, a celebrated preacher best known for his sermon \"De Sun Do Move.\" The core of the present building went up in 1887, built by African-American builder George Boyd. In 1925, architect Charles T. Russell and builder I. Lincoln Bailey refaced it in dark brick and limestone, added an off-center bell tower, a rear wing, and the Jasper Memorial Education Annex. The sanctuary seats 1,500 and keeps its carved oak pews and pulpit from 1887 along with a collection of early 20th-century art glass. A museum honoring Jasper opened in the lower level in 1926. The church survived the construction of Interstate 95 in the 1950s and now stands beside the highway as a landmark. It is significant for its religious and African-American heritage, its association with Jasper, and its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1867-1940","architect_builder":"Charles T. Russell, Architect; George Boyd, Builder; I. Lincoln Bailey, Builder","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Twentieth Century Revivals: Late Gothic Revival (described in the text as Norman Gothic)","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a religious facility; houses the John Jasper Memorial Room museum and a church archives.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.882764-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/35/6832/41683235/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/96001445.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001445/4c478e0ec1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001445/4c478e0ec1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Mobilus In Mobili","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sixth_Mount_Zion_Baptist_(21797067426).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mobilus In Mobili</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sixth_Mount_Zion_Baptist_(21797067426).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"71000982","name":"James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/james-river-and-kanawha-canal-historic-district-71000982/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683235","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Mount_Zion_Baptist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16900242"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/richmond/sixth-mount-zion-baptist-church-96001445/"}