Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

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Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
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LocationChurch St., Rutledge, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°16′53″N83°30′59″W / 36.28139°N 83.51639°W / 36.28139; -83.51639 Coordinates: 36°16′53″N83°30′59″W / 36.28139°N 83.51639°W / 36.28139; -83.51639
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1890
MPS Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No. 00000730 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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).