Benton Avenue AME Church

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Benton Avenue AME Church
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Location830 N. Benton Ave., Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates 37°13′2″N93°17′14″W / 37.21722°N 93.28722°W / 37.21722; -93.28722 Coordinates: 37°13′2″N93°17′14″W / 37.21722°N 93.28722°W / 37.21722; -93.28722
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)-1926
NRHP reference # 01001109 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 2001

Benton Avenue AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 830 N. Benton Avenue in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA. It was built between 1922 and 1926, and is a two-story tile block and brick church. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [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. Richard Lee Burton (April 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benton Avenue AME Church" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-12-01. (includes 11 photographs from 2001)