Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African-American church on Church Street in Rutledge, Tennessee.

Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
LocationChurch St., Rutledge, Tennessee
Coordinates36°16′53″N 83°30′59″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1890
MPSRural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.00000730[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 2000

The church building was constructed in 1890. It is a frame building with a gable entrance, a vernacular design that is commonly seen in rural African-American churches built in the twentieth century.[2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. West, Carroll Van (1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Historic Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee, 1850–1970". National Park Service (1999).


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