Joshua Chapel A.M.E. Church

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Joshua Chapel A.M.E. Church
Location110 N. Aiken St. Waxahachie, Texas
Coordinates 32°22′52″N96°50′45″W / 32.38111°N 96.84583°W / 32.38111; -96.84583
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Built byGeorge Powell
ArchitectWilliam Sidney Pittman
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPS Waxahachie MRA
NRHP reference No. 86002345 [1]
RTHL No. 7070
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 1986
Designated RTHL1984

Joshua Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historic church at 110 N. Aiken St. Waxahachie, Texas.

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It was built in 1917 and added to the National Register in 1986.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

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