Quinn Chapel AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church building located at 227 Bowen Street in the Carondelet section of St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States. Built in 1869 as the North Public Market, it was acquired by the church in 1880.[2] On October 16, 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4] Its current pastor is Rev. Lori K. Beason.
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| Location | 227 Bowen St., St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°33′32″N 90°14′51″W / 38.55889°N 90.24750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1869 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002277[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 16, 1974 |
History
editThe Carondelet AME Church, which had been founded in 1845, bought the North Public Market in 1880 from the city of St. Louis and converted it for use as a church. The market, built in 1869 by the then city of Carondolet, had passed to the city of St. Louis in 1870 when it annexed Carondolet. In 1882 the church's name was changed to Quinn Chapel in memory of William Paul Quinn, the fourth bishop of the AME Church.[2][5]
Current use
editQuinn Chapel is still an active AME Church. Its current pastor is the Rev. Lori K. Beason.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Waymark history of the church
- ^ Archiplanet listing for the church
- ^ Preservation Issue listing for Quinn Chapel Archived August 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ History of churches in Carondelet
- ^ AME Church Directory Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Preservation Issues listing for Quinn Chapel
- Waymark listing for Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church - St. Louis, Missouri
- Archiplanet listing for Quinn Chapel AME Church
- History of churches in Carondelet
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