Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, August 2014.
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Location	224 S. Maney Ave., Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°50′38″N86°23′14″W / 35.84389°N 86.38722°W / 35.84389; -86.38722
Area	less than one acre
Built	1889
Built by	Dave Hyde; John, Oliver, and Horace Scruggs
Architectural style	Gable-end, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	95000291 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 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. "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.