African Church (St. Charles, Missouri)

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Location554 Madison St., St. Charles, Missouri
Coordinates 38°46′57″N90°29′17″W / 38.78250°N 90.48806°W / 38.78250; -90.48806
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1855
NRHP reference No. 80004366 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1980

African Church, also known as the A.M.E. Church of St. Charles, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 554 Madison Street in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. It was built about 1855, and is a small brick building with a low-pitched gable roof. The building was renovated in 1947 as a residence. [2] :2

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It is located in the Midtown Neighborhood Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Janice R. Cameron; Frances T. Cross; James M. Denny (June 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: African Church" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 5 photographs from 1980)