Lebanon Chapel AME Church

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Lebanon Chapel AME Church
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LocationBounded by Young St. on the West and Middle St. on the North, Fairhope, Alabama
Coordinates 30°30′48″N87°53′39″W / 30.51333°N 87.89417°W / 30.51333; -87.89417
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1923
Built byWarren B. Pearson
MPS Rural Churches of Baldwin County TR
NRHP reference No. 88001351 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1988

Lebanon Chapel AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church bounded by Young Street on the West and Middle Street on the North in Fairhope, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1923 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sledge, John (December 30, 1987). "Lebanon Chapel A.M.E. Church". Rural Churches of Baldwin County (Thematic Group). National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.