Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, August 2014.
Location 224 S. Maney Ave., Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°50′38″N 86°23′14″W / 35.84389°N 86.38722°W / 35.84389; -86.38722Coordinates: 35°50′38″N 86°23′14″W / 35.84389°N 86.38722°W / 35.84389; -86.38722
Area less than one acre
Built 1889
Built by Dave Hyde; John, Oliver, and Horace Scruggs
Architectural style Gable-end, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 95000291[1]
Added to NRHP March 31, 1995

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]

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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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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