Mount Zion A.M.E. Church (Ocala, Florida)

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Mount Zion A.M.E. Church
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Location Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA
Coordinates 29°10′52″N82°8′13″W / 29.18111°N 82.13694°W / 29.18111; -82.13694
Built1891
NRHP reference No. 79000683 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1979

The Mount Zion A.M.E. Church is a historic church in Ocala, Florida, United States. It is located at 623 South Magnolia Avenue. The only surviving brick 19th-century religious structure in Ocala, the present Gothic Revival church stands behind the site of the original white frame building. Construction of the first brick church owned by a black congregation began in 1891 under the supervision of black architect and builder Levi Alexander, Sr. [2]

On December 17, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Florida Division of Historic Resources. "West Ocala's Historic District". VisitFlorida. Retrieved June 1, 2018.


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