Craigs Chapel AME Zion Church

Craigs Chapel AME Zion Church is a historic church in Greenback, Tennessee.

Craigs Chapel AME Zion Church
Nearest cityGreenback, Tennessee
Coordinates35°38′58″N 84°10′22″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Architectural stylegable front form
MPSRural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.01000256[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 2001

Craigs Chapel is one of several historic African-American churches in rural Tennessee that had a black school and a cemetery located alongside the church, on the same plot of land.[2] The church was built in 1896 and was followed by an elementary school in 1899 and the cemetery in 1903.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Historic Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee, 1850 -1970". National Park Service. 1999.
  3. Stoecker, Jen (2000). "Craigs Chapel AME Zion Church: history and property survey". Southern Places. Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University.


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