Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church

Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, September 2012
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Location	300 Cragmont Rd., Black Mountain, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°36′59″N82°20′23″W / 35.61639°N 82.33972°W / 35.61639; -82.33972
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1922 (1922)
Built by	Kennedy, Ervin; et al.
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	09000262 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 30, 2009

Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922 by descendants of freed slaves, and is a one-story, frame building with Gothic Revival design influences. It is sheathed in weatherboard and features a tall, pyramidal-roof bell tower. ^[2]

This church may have always been called "Thomas Chapel", but a predecessor "Tom's Chapel", named for one of its builders, was built around 1892. ^{[2] : 12}

It was deemed locally significant as an intact example of a Gothic Revival-influenced church and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sybil H. Argintar (October 2008). "Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.