Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Church St., Rutledge, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°16′53″N83°30′59″W / 36.28139°N 83.51639°W / 36.28139; -83.51639
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1890
MPS	Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.	00000730 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 2000

Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African-American church on Church Street in Rutledge, Tennessee.

The church building was constructed in 1890. It is a frame building with a gable entrance, a vernacular design that is commonly seen in rural African-American churches built in the twentieth century. ^[2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. West, Carroll Van (1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Historic Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee, 1850–1970". National Park Service (1999).