Mount Vernon AME Church (Gamaliel, Kentucky)

Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church
Nearest city Gamaliel, Kentucky
Coordinates 36°40′28″N 85°47′57″W / 36.67444°N 85.79917°W / 36.67444; -85.79917Coordinates: 36°40′28″N 85°47′57″W / 36.67444°N 85.79917°W / 36.67444; -85.79917
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1848
Architect Pipkin,George,et al.
NRHP reference # 77000639[1]
Added to NRHP November 17, 1977

Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church, also known as Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church located north of Gamaliel, Kentucky on Kentucky Route 100. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

It is a one-room one-story log structure built with dovetail notching. It was built by emancipated slaves in 1848. It was the first black church in Monroe County, and it served as a school as well.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Mary Cronan Oppel (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 14, 2017. With six photos from 1977 and a map.
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