African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cumberland, Maryland)

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African Methodist Episcopal Church
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African Methodist Episcopal Church, August 2010
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LocationDecatur and Frederick Sts., Cumberland, Maryland
Coordinates 39°39′22.18″N78°45′35.96″W / 39.6561611°N 78.7599889°W / 39.6561611; -78.7599889 Coordinates: 39°39′22.18″N78°45′35.96″W / 39.6561611°N 78.7599889°W / 39.6561611; -78.7599889
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
NRHP reference No. 79001105 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1979

The African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, was built in 1892 to replace a previous church which the congregation had outgrown. The congregation was founded in 1847 by a group of African-American Methodists who had previously worshiped from the balcony of the Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The first church was built in 1848, then rebuilt and enlarged in 1871 and again in 1875.

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The church follows Methodist practice by placing Sunday school and meeting space on the street level, with the sanctuary above. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Faye Purdham and Mel Collins (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: African Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.