St. James AME Zion Church (Ithaca, New York)

St. James AME Zion Church
Location 116-118 Cleveland Ave., Ithaca, New York
Coordinates 42°26′16″N 76°30′18″W / 42.43778°N 76.50500°W / 42.43778; -76.50500Coordinates: 42°26′16″N 76°30′18″W / 42.43778°N 76.50500°W / 42.43778; -76.50500
Area less than one acre
Built 1836
NRHP reference # 82003407[1]
Added to NRHP July 22, 1982

St. James AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York. It is a two story, frame church structure set on a high foundation and featuring a four story entrance tower. The church structure was begun in the 1830s and modified many times since. The original stone meetinghouse was built in 1836 and is believed to be Ithaca's oldest church and one of the oldest in the AME Zion system.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Janette Johnstone (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. James AME Zion Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10. See also: "Accompanying six photos".


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