Craigs Chapel AME Zion Church
Craigs Chapel AME Zion Church | |
![]() | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Nearest city | Greenback, Tennessee |
---|---|
Coordinates | 35°38′58″N 84°10′22″W / 35.64944°N 84.17278°WCoordinates: 35°38′58″N 84°10′22″W / 35.64944°N 84.17278°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Architectural style | gable front form |
MPS | Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 01000256[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 12, 2001 |
Craigs Chapel AME Zion Church is a historic church in Greenback, Tennessee.
Craigs Chapel is one of several historic African-American churches in rural Tennessee that had a black school and a cemetery located alongside the church, on the same plot of land.[2] The church was built in 1896 and was followed by an elementary school in 1899 and the cemetery in 1903.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Historic Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee, 1850 -1970" (PDF). National Park Service. 1999.
- ↑ Stoecker, Jen (2000). "Craigs Chapel AME Zion Church: history and property survey". Southern Places. Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.