7000 T.C. Walker Rd., Gloucester, Virginia. County/parish: Gloucester.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 05, 1999. NRIS 99000970.
1 contributing building. 2 contributing sites.Also known as:
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.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680955