Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

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Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage
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Location1225 South 9th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°48′01″N96°42′26″W / 40.80028°N 96.70722°W / 40.80028; -96.70722 (Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage)
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
Built byA.L. Hansen
ArchitectA.W. Woods
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, American foursquare
MPS African American Historic and Architectural Resources in Lincoln, Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 99000749 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1999

Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church was the first Black church to be founded in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Founding members of Quinn Chapel started meeting in their homes in 1870 with an itinerant minister. In 1871, Rev. G. W. Gaines officially organized the church. The first church of the congregation was built in 1889 between 10th and 11th on E Street. It was 2.5 stories tall with a 60 foot tall spire. In 1899, the congregation lost that building and moved into a renovated two-story apartment building at 1026 F Street. In 1905, the congregation constructed a new building on F Street. The building was moved to 925 C Street in 1915. [2]

The Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage is a historic structure that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 25, 1999. The chapel was built by A. L. Hansen in 1905, and designed in the Gothic Revival style. [3] The parsonage, designed in the American Foursquare style, was built in 1923. [3] The chapel was redesigned by architect A. W. Woods in 1926. [3] Both structures are affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church. [3] The property has been [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Colwell, Kathryn E. "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: African American Historic and Architectural Resources in Lincoln, Nebraska," (1999) City of Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Department for the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dr. Marilyn Johnson-Farr; Kathryn E. Colwell (April 1, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage". National Park Service . Retrieved May 21, 2019. With accompanying pictures