Grace A.M.E. Zion Church

Grace A.M.E. Zion Church

Grace A.M.E. Zion Church, October 2016
Location 219-223 S. Brevard St., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°13′24″N 80°50′31″W / 35.22333°N 80.84194°W / 35.22333; -80.84194Coordinates: 35°13′24″N 80°50′31″W / 35.22333°N 80.84194°W / 35.22333; -80.84194
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1901 (1901)-1902
Built by Smith, William W.
Architect Hayden, Wheeler and Schwend
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 08000412[1]
Added to NRHP May 15, 2008

Grace A.M.E. Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at 219-223 S. Brevard Street in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1901-1902, and is a Gothic Revival style brick church. The front facade features two crenellated entry towers of unequal height with matching Gothic arched entrances. It is one of the oldest of the remaining African American churches associated with Charlotte’s historic black districts.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Richard Mattson and Frances Alexander (July 2007). "Grace A.M.E. Zion Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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