Allen Temple A.M.E. Church (Greenville, South Carolina)

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Location109 Green Ave at jct. with S. Markley St., Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°50′29″N82°24′33″W / 34.84139°N 82.40917°W / 34.84139; -82.40917 Coordinates: 34°50′29″N82°24′33″W / 34.84139°N 82.40917°W / 34.84139; -82.40917
Arealess than one acre
Built1929
ArchitectMolina, Juan Benito
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 08000748 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 2008

Allen Temple A.M.E. Church is a historic church at 109 Green Avenue at the junction with S. Markley Street in Greenville, South Carolina. [2] [3]

It was built in 1929 in a Classical Revival style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [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. Butler, Ray Ann; Linda Lake (June 18, 2008). "Allen Temple A.M.E Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. "Allen Temple A.M.E Church, Greenville County (109 Green Ave., Greenville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 8 July 2012.