Mount Vernon AME Church (Gamaliel, Kentucky)

Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church, also known as Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church located north of Gamaliel, Kentucky on Kentucky Route 100. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church
Nearest cityGamaliel, Kentucky
Coordinates36°40′28″N 85°47′57″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1848
ArchitectPipkin, George, et al.
NRHP reference No.77000639[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1977

It is a one-room one-story log structure built with dovetail notching. It was built by emancipated slaves in 1848. It was the first black church in Monroe County, and it served as a school as well.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Mary Cronan Oppel (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 14, 2017. With six photos from 1977 and a map.


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