Johnson's Chapel AME Church

Johnson's Chapel AME Church
Location E. High St., Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°41′3″N 85°13′0″W / 37.68417°N 85.21667°W / 37.68417; -85.21667Coordinates: 37°41′3″N 85°13′0″W / 37.68417°N 85.21667°W / 37.68417; -85.21667
Area less than one acre
Built 1872
Built by McElroy, Wilse
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Washington County MRA
NRHP reference # 88003396[1]
Added to NRHP February 10, 1989

Johnson's Chapel AME Church is a historic church on E. High Street in Springfield, Kentucky. It was built in 1872 and added to the National Register in 1989.[1]

It was built by church member and builder Wilse McElroy. The church congregation was formed before the Civil War. The site was deemed significant "as an important example of late 19th c. Gothic architecture" and "as an important local black history site with important associations."[2]

First Baptist Church of Springfield

The church building appears no longer to exist. The First Baptist Church of Springfield occupies its site.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Joe DeSpain (April 25, 1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Johnson's Chapel AME Zion Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 24, 2017. With photo.
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