page_title: Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
hierarchical_section_title: Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
caption_attribution_description: Address/Title: 14 West DuVal Street Other Title(s): Sixth Mount Zion Church Photographer: Zehmer, John G. (John Granderson), 1942- Original Description (from Book): The Sixth Mount Zion Church - The church of the famous preacher, John Jasper, this church's exterior character is determined by a remodeling in the early twentieth century. City/Location: Richmond (Va.) Date of photograph: ca. 1978 Map URL: maps.google.com/maps?q=37.550058,+-77.43748+(14%20West%20... Original Publication: Zehmer, John G., and Robert P. Winthrop. 1978. The Jackson Ward historic district. Richmond: Dept. of Planning and Community Development. Rights: www.library.vcu.edu/copyright.html Reference URL: dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,558 Collection: VCU Jackson Ward Historic District
context_page_description: Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Richmond, Virginia. The sanctuary was built in 1887, and expanded in 1925. 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.
  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
context_section_description: Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Richmond, Virginia.  The sanctuary was built in 1887, and expanded in 1925. 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.
  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
caption: Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1978.
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