The Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 224 S. Maney Avenue. It was built in 1889 and added to the National Register in 1995.[1]
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church | |
 Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, August 2014. | |
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| Location | 224 S. Maney Ave., Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°50′38″N 86°23′14″W / 35.84389°N 86.38722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889 |
| Built by | Dave Hyde; John, Oliver, and Horace Scruggs |
| Architectural style | Gable-end, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000291[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 1995 |
It is a one-story brick building on a brick foundation. The congregation, established in 1866, is the oldest African-American congregation in Rutherford County.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Carroll Van West (September 15, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 8, 2018. With photos.
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