Quinn Chapel AME Church (St. Louis, Missouri)

For other churches named Quinn Chapel, see Quinn Chapel (disambiguation).

Quinn Chapel AME Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	227 Bowen St., St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates	38°33′32″N90°14′51″W / 38.55889°N 90.24750°W / 38.55889; -90.24750
Area	less than one acre
Built	1869
NRHP reference No.	74002277 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 16, 1974

Quinn Chapel AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church building located at 227 Bowen Street in the Carondelet section of St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States. Built in 1869 as the North Public Market, it was acquired by the church in 1880. ^[2] On October 16, 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. ^{[3] [4]} Its current pastor is Rev. Lori K. Beason.

History

The Carondelet AME Church, which had been founded in 1845, bought the North Public Market in 1880 from the city of St. Louis and converted it for use as a church. The market, built in 1869 by the then city of Carondolet, had passed to the city of St. Louis in 1870 when it annexed Carondolet. In 1882 the church's name was changed to Quinn Chapel in memory of William Paul Quinn, the fourth bishop of the AME Church. ^{[2] [5]}

Current use

One of Quinn Chapel AME's last pastors was the Rev. Lori K. Beason. ^[6] Quinn Chapel became inactive in 2019. The building was destroyed by fire in February of 2025. ^[7]

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in St. Louis County, Missouri

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Waymark history of the church
3. Archiplanet listing for the church
4. Preservation Issue listing for Quinn Chapel Archived August 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
5. History of churches in Carondelet
6. AME Church Directory Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Preservation Issues listing for Quinn Chapel
• Waymark listing for Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church - St. Louis, Missouri
• Archiplanet listing for Quinn Chapel AME Church
• History of churches in Carondelet