Wall Street Methodist Episcopal Church

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Wall Street Methodist Episcopal Church
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Location69 Wall St., Auburn, New York
Coordinates 42°56′7″N76°34′43″W / 42.93528°N 76.57861°W / 42.93528; -76.57861 Coordinates: 42°56′7″N76°34′43″W / 42.93528°N 76.57861°W / 42.93528; -76.57861
Built1788, 1887 (renovated)
Architectural style Gothic Revival
DemolishedJune 2021
NRHP reference No. 99000507 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1999

Wall Street Methodist Episcopal Church, formerly the home of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, was a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at 69 Wall Street in Auburn, New York, United States. It was a large Gothic Revival style brick and limestone structure built in 1788, and renovated in the 1887. Following years of neglect, it was damaged in a windstorm in the summer of 2021 and demolished. [2] The facade was dominated by a square tower topped by a broach spire. It was an example of an auditorium plan church, popular in church design from the 1880s to 1920s. [3]

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The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#99000507)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Roblee, Andrew (June 5, 2021). "WALL STREET CHURCH IN AUBURN DEMOLISHED". Preservation Association of Central New York. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-04-01.Note: This includes Susanne Warren (November 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wall Street Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying two photographs

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