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Woodland Heights Baptist Church

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1916–1917, James M. McMichael. W. 31st St. and Springhill Ave.

This exuberant red brick Georgian Revival church with a full Ionic portico is one of the major landmarks of Woodland Heights. McMichael designed a number of Baptist churches in Virginia and North Carolina. As is typical of Baptist churches of the period, the interior is a large auditorium with a gallery in the rear.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Richard Guy Wilson et al.
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Citation

Richard Guy Wilson et al., "Woodland Heights Baptist Church", [Richmond, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-RI356.1.

Print Source

Buildings of Virginia: Tidewater and Piedmont, Richard Guy Wilson and contributors. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002, 287-288.

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