Phillips Chapel CME Church | |
![]() Post-restoration photo, front view | |
Location | 638 N. Tornillo St., Las Cruces, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 32°18′54″N106°46′25″W / 32.31500°N 106.77361°W Coordinates: 32°18′54″N106°46′25″W / 32.31500°N 106.77361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1912 |
NRHP reference # | 03000735 [1] |
NMSRCP # | 1828 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 4, 2003 |
Designated NMSRCP | July 13, 2003 |
Phillips Chapel CME Church (also known as Lincoln High School) is a historic Christian Methodist Episcopal church building at 638 N. Tornillo Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was built in 1912 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]
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