Durham Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church

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Durham Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church
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Durham Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, December 2009
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Location174 E. Eagle St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°53′0″N78°52′7″W / 42.88333°N 78.86861°W / 42.88333; -78.86861 Coordinates: 42°53′0″N78°52′7″W / 42.88333°N 78.86861°W / 42.88333; -78.86861
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1920
ArchitectGreenstein, Louis
NRHP reference No. 83001670 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983

Durham Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, formerly known as St. Luke's A.M.E. Zion Church until the late 1950s, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a brick church constructed in 1920. It is the oldest surviving church associated with the Buffalo A.M.E. Zion congregations. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Durham Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying five photographs