Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, August 2014.
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) is located in the United States
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
Location224 S. Maney Ave., Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Coordinates35°50′38″N 86°23′14″W / 35.84389°N 86.38722°W / 35.84389; -86.38722
Arealess than one acre
Built1889
Built byDave Hyde; John, Oliver, and Horace Scruggs
Architectural styleGable-end, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.95000291[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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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