Built 1894 VLR # 036-5001 Opened 1894 Phone +1 804-693-4821 | NRHP Reference # 99000970 Designated VLR June 16, 1999 Area 1 ha Added to NRHP 5 August 1999 | |
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Location 7000 T.C. Walker Rd., Gloucester, Virginia Address Gloucester Courthouse, VA 23061, USA Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Newington Baptist Church, Smithfield Baptist Church, First United Baptist Church, White Marsh Baptist C, Calvary Baptist Church | ||
Zion Poplars Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located near Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built in 1894 during the Reconstruction Era, and served more than just religious functions. As one of the oldest independent African American congregations in Gloucester County, Virginia, the church also served the economic and educational needs of its community. It was built in the Gothic Revival style with vernacular detailing, attributed to the handiwork of Frank Braxton, a former slave. The church gained its name from the historical origins of the church and congregation, because the first services were held under seven united poplar trees. Four of these trees still stand on church grounds today.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.