Greater St. Paul AME Church

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Greater St. Paul AME Church
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Greater St. Paul AME Church
Location215 W. 3rd St., San Angelo, Texas
Coordinates 31°27′55″N100°26′33″W / 31.46528°N 100.44250°W / 31.46528; -100.44250
Arealess than one acre
Built1927
MPS San Angelo MRA
NRHP reference No. 88002548 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1988

The Greater St. Paul AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 215 W. 3rd Street in San Angelo, Texas, United States. It was built in 1927 and added to the National Register in 1988. [1]

Its congregation was organized in 1883. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Greater St. Paul AME Church" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved August 10, 2018. With photo from 1985.