Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at Watertown in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1909 and is a small front gabled vernacular building with minimal Gothic details. It is constructed of cast concrete blocks and features a plain square tower with no spire.[2] Its also a place where the run away slaves would use as a hub for the under ground railroad, along with several houses on the street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church | |
Location | 715 Morrison St., Watertown, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°59′7″N 75°54′55″W / 43.98528°N 75.91528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1909 |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 02000144[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 06, 2002 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Rev. Baums and Linda M. Garofalini (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-10. See also: "Accompanying six photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-18.