Capers C.M.E. Church

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Capers C.M.E. Church
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Location319 15th Avenue North,
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates 36°9′34″N86°47′43″W / 36.15944°N 86.79528°W / 36.15944; -86.79528
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1925
ArchitectMcKissack & McKissack
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS McKissack and McKissack Buildings TR
NRHP reference No. 85000045 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 1985

Capers C.M.E. Church, is a historic Christian Methodist Episcopal church built in 1925 in Nashville, Tennessee. [2] It is also known as Caper Memorial Christian Church, [3] and Capers Memorial C.M.E. Church. [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 1985. [1]

History

The congregation was originally founded as the McKendree African Mission in 1832, [2] near Sulphur Springs. The church was located on Hynes Street and was renamed in 1851 as Capers Chapel in honor of its founder Bishop William C. Capers. [2] [5] [6] In 1870, the Capers Chapel became a member of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (C.M.E.) (also known as Christian Methodist Episcopal Church), a Black denomination of Wesleyan Methodism. [2]

It was designed in a Neo-Classic style by African-American founded architectural firm McKissack & McKissack. [2] Moses McKissack III of the architectural firm McKissack & McKissack was a church member. [7] The structure is a two-story masonry building, with four stone Doric pilasters. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Capers C.M.E. Church". National Park Service . Retrieved February 15, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  3. ↑ Smith, Jessie (November 27, 2017). Encyclopedia of African American Business: Updated and Revised Edition, 2nd Edition [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 544. ISBN   978-1-4408-5028-8.
  4. ↑ Randal Rust. "Christian Methodist Episcopal Church". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ Gregory, Carmelia D. "Capers Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (1832)". Tennessee State University.
  6. ↑ Sommerville, Raymond R. (2004). An Ex-colored Church: Social Activism in the CME Church, 1870-1970. Mercer University Press. p. 116. ISBN   978-0-86554-903-6.
  7. ↑ Smith, Jessie Carney (2006). Encyclopedia of African American Business: K-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 507–514. ISBN   978-0-313-33111-4.


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